The Valley’s daily newspaper since 1892 www.woonsocketcall.com Meetings and area events in the Community Calendar For more local news coverage turn to Pages A3, A8 WEATHER TODAY High: 90 Low: 68 Newsstand: 50 Cents INSIDE Wednesday, July 23, 2014 City has new alert system CodeRED system replaces Nixle in Woonsocket By RUSS OLIVO WAKE UP CALL [email protected] WOONSOCKET – The city has launched a new mass emergency notification system designed to alert residents of public safety threats, parking bans, dangerous weather, missing persons and other vital information. The CodeRED system replaces another technology known as Nixle which had been in place for about two years. “This is the future,” Emergency Management Director Tim Walsh told an audience of about 40 residents Tuesday at Kennedy Manor, urging them to sign up. Walsh joined Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, Police Chief Tom Carey, Fire Chief Paul Shatraw, Human Services Director Linda Plays and Deputy Asst. State Fire JUDGE OKs 38 STUDIOS SETTLEMENT Marshal Michael Morin in announcing the activation of CodeRed in the community room of the high rise. A group of VISTA volunteers, armed with laptop computers, later assisted residents in signing up for the free alert service. “You’re the first to learn about this,” said the mayor. An emergency alert system is See ALERT, Page A2 Fung: No health coverage for GA PROVIDENCE (AP) — A judge has approved the first settlement made in the lawsuit brought by the state's economic development agency over the $75 million state loan guarantee with 38 Studios, the failed video game company started by former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein on Tuesday approved the $4.4 million settlement between the agency formerly known as the Economic Development Corp. and lawyer Antonio Afonso and his firm, Moses Afonso Ryan. Moses Afonso worked on the sale of the bonds that financed the deal. By JIM BARON [email protected] PROVIDENCE – Allan Fung, a Republican candidate for governor, called a press conference Tuesday to declare that it is “not acceptable” for part-time General Assembly members to receive fully-paid health insurance. Fung has been a supporter of calling a Constitutional ON THE WEB Follow us on Twitter: @WoonsocketCall See FUNG, Page A2 Like us on Facebook Woonsocket Call TODAY’S QUESTION ALL THAT GLITTERS Should voter ID be abolished in RI? Yes No Above, Zoe Kaplan, 13, Skylar Kaplan 9, and Hannah Broullard, 10, of Cumberland choose jewelry pieces for their steampunk jewelry they were creating during a craft event at the Cumberland Library recently. Left, Tori Dussault, 12, checks out the necklace she completed. The Cumberland Library has both teen and children’s activities throughout the summer months. A list of upcoming events can found on the library’s website: cumberlandlibrary.org. Go to woonsocketcall.com to answer INDEX Amusements........................A7 Comics................................B5 Obituaries............................A5 Opinion................................A4 Sports..................................B1 Television............................A7 CONTACT US: Vol. CXXII No. 204 Please recycle this paper questions to team spokesman Stacey James, who said the team had no comment. The Patriots had agreed to turn over 317 pages of personnel records sought by the defense, including medical and training records. But the team objected to producing nine See CASE, Page A2 See BLOCK, Page A2 Hernandez lawyer: Pats’ records dispute resolved By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FALL RIVER, Mass. — A dispute over team records that lawyers for Aaron Hernandez had sought from the New England Patriots has been resolved, the defense said Tuesday, though it's unclear whether the documents were turned over. Hernandez attorney Michael Fee t u O e m i T A new Arts & Entertainment Section Watch For It In THE CALL & THE TIMES EVERY THURSDAY said during a morning hearing in Fall River Superior Court that the matter has been resolved. That prompted the cancellation of a separate hearing before a different judge that was scheduled for the afternoon. Defense attorneys declined to comment outside court. The Patriots' attorney, Andrew Phelan, referred By JIM BARON [email protected] CRANSTON – Citing statistics his campaign says come from the state’s Transparency Portal, Republican candidate for governor Ken Block said Rhode Islanders spent a combined total of 2.4 years waiting in line at the Division of Motor Vehicles just last month. Making a similar promise to one candidates for governor of both parties – also including incumbent Lincoln Chafee in 2010 – have made for decades, Block told reporters outside DMV headquarters on Tuesday that his “highest priority” will be to cut wait times at the registry to 30 minutes. “Wait times at the Department of Motor The Call/Ernest A. Brown Circulation: 401-767-8522 Editorial: 401-767-8550 Advertising: 401-767-8505 Block: DMV wait too long Texas governor sends Guard troops to border By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and WILL WEISSERT The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Rick Perry is deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops to the TexasMexico border over the next month to combat what he said Monday were criminals exploiting a surge of children pouring into the U.S. illegally. Perry, a vocal critic of the White House's response to the border crisis who is himself mulling a second presidential run, said the state has a responsibility to act after "lip service and empty promises" from Washington. "I will not stand idly by while our citizens are under assault and little children from Central America are detained in squalor," the governor said. The deployment of National Guard See BORDER, Page A2 FROM PAGE ONE A2 THE CALL Case pages of scouting reports and a 1½ page summary of a psychological assessment produced by an outside company. Hernandez, 24, has pleaded not guilty to murder in the June 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player from Boston who had been dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee. Lloyd's bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial area not far from Hernandez's North Attleborough, Massachusetts, home. The team released Border troops, which may act in a law enforcement capacity under state authority, will cost Texas an estimated $12 million per month. They will simply be "referring and deterring" immigrants and not detaining people, Texas Adjutant General John Nichols said. But he added All Readers can submit • Birth Announcements • Engagement Announcements • Wedding Announcements • Anniversary Announcements As well as email events, community news, Letters to the Editor, submit photos and even subscribe online at our website? www.woonsocketcall.com We accept these announcements in a number of ways: • You can Fax to 401-767-8509 • You can stop by our office located at: 75 Main St., Woonsocket, RI • You can email Birth Announcements to [email protected] • You can email Anniversaries, Engagements and Weddings to [email protected] • You can download a form from our website: www.woonsocketcall.com Simply complete the form then mail, fax or scan to email the announcement. 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During the morning proceeding, which dealt with scheduling issues, Judge Susan Garsh set Jan. 9 as the first day of jury selection in the murder case. She said jurors would be selected from a pool of 1,000 people brought in over several days. Hernandez, who is from Bristol, Connecticut, has pleaded not guilty, in a separate case, to the murder of two men in Boston in 2012. He's being held without bail. that the National Guard could take people into custody if need be. "We think they'll come to us and say, 'Please take us to a Border Patrol station," Nichols said. Messages seeking comment were left with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Perry bristled at suggestions from some Democratic state lawmakers and business groups that his move means Texas is militarizing is southern border. Still, Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said he didn't know if troops would be coming to his part of the border and questioned what good they would do if they did. "Those people are trained for warfare, not for law enforcement," said Lucio, whose county includes Brownsville. "I think the money would be better spent if they would give it to the local law enforcement that is close to the border." More than 3,000 Border Patrol agents currently work in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, but Perry had repeatedly asked President Barack Obama to send the National Guard to the border amid an influx of immigrants. Since October, more than 57,000 unaccompanied children and teenagers have entered the U.S. illegally — more than double compared to the same period a year earlier. Most have been from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, where rampant gang violence and intense poverty have driven tens of thousands of people outside their borders. Obama administration officials have said that the flood has slowed in recent weeks, with Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley finding fewer than 500 children last week compared to as many as 2,000 a week last month. Perry, though, said that, for years, the federal government failed to secure the border and suggested that criminal gangs could be exploiting the recent surge to make things worse. He said more than 200,000 criminals in the country illegally had been booked into Texas jails since 2008, many for drug-related offenses but also for homicides and sexual assaults. As governor, Perry can deploy National Guard troops, but that means Texas has to pay for it. An order by Obama would have meant Washington paid. Still, Perry and other top Texas conservatives said they expect the federal government to eventually reimburse the state. "Texans are willing to put the boots on the ground, but we expect Washington to foot the bill," said Attorney General Greg Abbott, a Republican who is favored to replace Perry in November. Perry isn't seeking reelection but hasn't ruled out a 2016 presidential campaign. 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Some lawmakers voluntarily pay 10 percent or 20 percent of their health insurance premiums, which Fung characterized as “doing the right thing,” but the Cranston mayor added, “the truth is that each legislator Block Vehicles are at a three-year high,” Block said, calling that situation “outrageous. “Rhode Islanders are now spending an hour and a half for the average license or registration transaction,” he added, “90 minutes for a transaction that in many other states can be done in under 15 minutes. The chronic problem of our underperforming DMV is completely unacceptable.” Block, a computer software executive, said in response to a question that he will succeed at reducing wait times where others have failed because “this is what I do for a living.” That’s not the only thing Block finds unacceptable. He asserts that Rhode Island had to pay a $1.3 million penalty to Hewlett Wednesday, July 23, 2014 The Call/Russ Olivo Lorraine Robin signs up for the CodeRED alert system after city officials launched the program at Kennedy Manor on Tuesday. Alert only as good as the number of people who sign up for notifications, and the general public never seemed to embrace Nixle in a big way, said Walsh. After about two years, he said, fewer than a thousand residents signed up for notifications. Nixle also proved to be less flexible than officials expected based on the company’s sales pitch. Walsh said CodeRED is a so digitally nimble that it can alert thousands of residents all at once or zero-in on just a few who need a certain piece of information in a flash. For example, he said, if a high-risk crime suspect were known to be hiding in one house in a certain neighborhood, CodeRED could send an alert to residents of all the surrounding homes while skipping over the house where the suspect was located. A growing number of communities in Rhode Island have joined the CodeRED network, which costs about $6,000 a year, according to Walsh. Also, he said the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency’s official alert system is CodeRED, which means all city residents who sign up for it will also receive any state notifications, making for a more complete, efficient approach to public safety notifications. Chief Shatraw told residents the old system was terrific at spreading the word about public safety emergencies, “but this one is so much more sophisticated.” Residents can receive alerts on a mobile phone, landline and by e-mail. The city activated the system moments before the ceremonious launch at Kennedy Manor. Plays said additional signup events will be held at the other high rises in the weeks ahead as part of an effort to promote the new system. “I signed up on my cell phone, my home phone and my e-mail,” the mayor told residents. “It’s a very good tool to have the information you need so you can be prepared.” Storm notifications, missing persons, emergency evacuations, temporary parking bans, flushing of fire hydrants, street sweeping and trash collection schedules were among the few reasons the city might resort to sending out a CodeRed alert, the mayor said, adding, “It’s not always bad news that would travel to you.” Walsh said CodeRed is compatible with the state’s Reverse 911 system, which has a database of all citybased phone numbers. In the event of a pressing emergency that every city resident needed to know about, CodeRED could convey the information even to residents who aren’t signed up with it. For those who do sign up, providing their personal phone numbers and other private information, the system is completely secure. “No one gets to know this information,’ he said. “This is a computer bank that only the emergency management notification system gets to know about.” For computer users savvy enough to download them, mobile apps are available to enable CodeRED subscribers to receive alerts even when they’re on vacation or otherwise out of town. Residents can sign up by logging onto the city’s web site, www.ci.woonsocket.ri.us, or by contacting City Hall at a special telephone number established to handle information about CodeRED: 401-597-6615. Additional links can be found at the web sites for the Woonsocket police, fire and emergency management web sites. With help from the state’s Reverse 911 system, Walsh said the city intends to conduct a “test” of the CodeRed system next Tuesday. The event, which will send out a message from the mayor to every phone in the city, is part of a campaign to spread the word about CodeRed and sign up as many people as possible. Walsh projects it will take four to six months to have the system fully activated. He said there were be a strong, sustained push to sign up CodeRED subscribers and he seemed confident that the results will far outstrip participation in the now-terminated Nixle system. “We WILL do better,” he said. Follow Russ Olivo on Twitter @russolivo. has the option to accept nocost health care coverage paid for by the taxpayers. Even more outrageous, is that a legislator who declines that perk is entitled to a refund from taxpayers in addition to his or her annual salary and travel expenses.” “Let me be clear,” Fung told reporters in the Statehouse Rotunda, “public service is not self-service.” He noted that many lawmakers hold full-time employment and they shouldn’t make taxpayers foot the bill for what he called “these exorbitant perks.” “In the early 1990’s, Rhode Island voters wisely approved a constitutional amendment to eliminate pensions for state legislators in response to a growing scandal involving special pension deals for the politically connected,” the mayor noted. “With health care costs lurking as the next great threat to our state’s budget, this costly perk may be implicated in an entirely new fiscal crisis for our state. I urge the voters of Rhode Island to once again speak up and demand reform to end this affront to hard-working, middle-class families.” With a pension reform law for state employees currently being challenged in court, Fung said health care costs are “another ticking time bomb” poised to blow apart the state budget. “While the state Budget Office estimates the cost of providing subsidized health insurance for the General Assembly to be $1.2 million per year,” Fung said, “the real price is much higher,” Fung continued. “Special deals and taxpayer-funded perks for political insiders chip away at the credibility of our state and the morale of our citizens. The cost of this perk will appear much greater to hard-working Rhode Islanders who struggle to pay mortgages and fill their gas tanks, or others who have been out of work for weeks, or even months, when asked to pay for health insurance for part-time state legislators.” Packard, the company that is working on DMV’s inadequate computer system, a problem that has plagued the agency for years. The state was assessed that penalty, Block says, because the state “wasted 23,000 hours of HP’s time.” He said Rhode Island has “paid more than $15 million over the course of a decade for a computer system project that still does not work.” “In my software business,” Block said, “we contract with various state governments and private businesses. If my company failed to deliver as miserably as HP has failed the state taxpayers, my company would have had its contract terminated and my company would have been on the hook to pay fines. Instead, the state is paying fines to our vendor for a system that functionally doesn’t exist. This defies all common sense and is a classic example of waste and fraud. “How many other vendors are taking advantage of Rhode Island taxpayers?” he asked, speculating about whether the state’s health insurance exchange operation is similarly troubled. Chafee spokeswoman Faye Zuckerman issued a statement later in the day that said: “Governor Chafee inherited both the Hewlett Packard contract and more than five-hour wait times at the DMV from businessman Governor Carcieri. Businessman Ken Block is directing criticism toward his own Republican Party. Wait times have dropped considerably since Governor Chafee took office. He continues to work with the DMV to get the right staffing levels to ensure that the times continue to improve. But the DMV page on the Transparency Portal contains a chart showing that wait times have increased, even during months where the volume of transactions has dipped. Attempts to reach DMV Director Anthony Silva for more details on the computer project were unsuccessful on Tuesday. According to information provided by the Block campaign: • The current overall average wait time at the DMV is one hour and six minutes. • The wait time has not been that bad since August 2011. • The overall average wait time has tripled in the last 10 months. • During that period, the average wait time for licenses has increased 262 percent; 155 percent for registrations. LOCAL Wednesday, July 23, 2014 CHRISTMAS ARRIVES EARLY THE CALL A3 EP officials issue advisory for TTHM in water supply By JOSEPH FITZGERALD [email protected] EAST PROVIDENCE – Water Department officials are reporting elevated levels of trihalomethanes (TTHM) in drinking water supplied by the city, but say the levels detected do not pose an immediate risk to a person’s health. Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) are a byproduct of the water treatment process. They are formed when natural organic material, such as the decaying vegetation commonly found in lakes and reservoirs, reacts with chlorine used to treat the water. This reaction produces “disinfection by-products,” the most common of which are TTHMs. The city purchases its water solely from Providence Water, and is required by the R.I. Department of Health to add chlorine to the water in order to maintain a chlorine residual of 0.2 milligram per liter. While TTHMs are normally found in water, levels in the city’s drinking water supply rose above the Environmental Protection Agency’s maximum levels over the last four quarters of testing, prompting Public Works Director Stephen Coutu and Water Superintendent James Marvel to issue an advisory on Monday. EPA has set standards for TTHMs in water because there is a slight possibility of an increased risk of bladder or colorectal cancer over a lifetime of drinking water with TTHMs above 80 parts per billion. The city’s average level of TTHMs between July 1, 2013, and March 31, 2014, was 85 parts per billion. “Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct the situation,” the water department said in a statement on the city’s Web site.” This is the first TTHM violation in the East Providence water system, but it isn’t likely to be the last until the city completes its proposed water system improvements. “We are working to minimize the formation of TTHMs while ensuring an adequate level of disinfection to protect customers from exposure to bacteria,” the advisory said. “The City Council has approved a bond to begin system upgrades to distribution mains, a new storage tank, treatment system, and transmission main.” In the meantime, water officials say residents are not being asked to take any corrective action at this time, including boiling water. The EPA estimates that drinking 2 liters of water containing 100 parts per billion TTHMs every day for 70 years could result in three extra cases of cancer for every 10,000 people. The slight risk of increased cancer occurs only after decades of drinking water with elevated TTHMs. Therefore, there is no immediate risk from the water with TTHMs above 80 parts per billion. However, residents who have specific health concerns should consult their doctor, the city advisory says. (Follow Joseph Fitzgerald on Twitter @jofitz7) FIREHOUSE TAVERN PATIO OPEN & SMOKEHOUSE OUR OWN AUTHENTIC LUNCH & DINNER 7 DAYS A WEEK! WOOD SMOKED RIBS, PORK & BRISKET WED - 16 Oz. 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"I have to keep my eyes on the children and that means the big kids too," Santa said. Santa will be back in the city for the Polar Express excursions put on by the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council during the holiday season. Cumberland police log arrest, investigate three accidents CUMBERLAND – A 33-year-old local man was picked up on a District Court warrant after being located on Harrison Street early Friday, according to police. Brian Stanley was taken into custody at 12:34 a.m. on the Sixth District Court warrant, police said. In other matters: • Police investigated a hit-and-run accident at 1700 Mendon Road at 8:15 a.m. Friday. • A two-vehicle accident at Hines Road and High Street was investigated at 9:59 a.m. Friday, police said. Police identified the operators as Sharon M. McMaugh of Mendon Road, Cumberland, and Theresa M. Martin of Terrace Avenue, Cumberland. 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The Board of Commissioners has reported that there were no requests for the open positions in the district. The following positions are open: Moderator for a 1-year term, Assistant Moderator for a 1-year term, 1-3yr Commissioners replacement and 2-4 year Commissioner positions. Nominations will be taken from the floor on the night of the meeting. Those requesting interpreter services for the hearing impaired may call (401)333-4311 at least 72 hours before the meeting. Submitted by: Nancy L. Nixon, Secretary Annual Meeting Agenda July 30, 2014 7:00 p.m. Held at the St. Joseph Parish Center 1303 Mendon Road, Cumberland, RI 02864 a. Calling of the roll and certification of a quorum b. Pledge of Allegiance c. District Secretary’s due proof of notices of meeting d. Appointment of Parliamentarian e. Reading and disposal of minutes f. Election of Officers g. Reports of Officers and Chief of Department, annual or other h. Communications i. Old Business and Committee Reports j. 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Along with the Rotary Clubs, there are thousands of people involved in these other Rotary programs: •Interact (for youth ages 12 – 18) and Rotaract (for young adults age 18 – 30) are basically a Rotary Club’s “farm team.” With more than 12,300 Interact Clubs in 133 countries — including clubs at Woonsocket High and Woonsocket Middle School — and 8,000 Rotaract clubs in 167 countries — including Bryant University— we are building some remarkable, servicefocused leaders! •Rotary Youth Exchange program, allows more than 8,000 youth to spend their summers or their entire school year in another country annually. •Rotary Youth Leadership Awards are scholarships Rotary Clubs provide to area youth to participate in Rotary-led leadership development programs. •There are also 6,800 Rotary Community Corps in 78 countries. These are groups of non-Rotarians organized by local Rotary Clubs to work on community improvement projects together. •There are 70 Global Networking Groups that are open to Rotarians, their spouses, and Rotaractors. These networking groups include Rotary Fellowships that are focused on vocational and recreational interests and Rotarian Action Groups that are focused on service projects. I’ve written here about the local projects that the Woonsocket Rotary has taken on this past year. What I haven’t mentioned much about is the work that all Rotarians in every Rotary Club supports along with other leading educational institutions and organizations. We are a key partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative with the US Centers From The Rotary for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Aside from polio eradication efforts, we work with the United Nations on a number of international causes, including hunger relief, literacy, and child & maternal health initiatives. Rotarians are committed to supporting the efforts of Mercy Ships (the floating hospitals), Oikocredit International (international microlending for economic development), Aga Khan University (polio eradication research institution), and Unesco-IHE (clean water). We also work with ShelterBox to provide emergency response teams and equipment to sites of natural disasters. We are collaborating partners with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the Global FoobBanking Network, Goodwill Industries International, the International Reading Association, and Youth Service America. We facilitate water and sanitation projects around the world through the Rotary International/US Agency for International Development International H20 Collaboration. We provide fellowships for students at the Rotary Peace Centers in the following universities around the world to students taking degrees in conflict prevention and resolution: •Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (professional development center) •Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA •International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan •Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina •University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England •University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia •Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden We might be only be a small club in the Blackstone Valley. We are part of an enormous movement that makes a tremendous difference in every corner of the world, though. To learn more about getting involved in this extraordinary work, come to an ordinary lunch! For more details, contact me at [email protected] Notable Quotables “I will not stand idly by while our citizens are under assault and little children from Central America are detained in squalor.” — Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaking about the thousands of children streaming over the border into the U.S. to where we are today.” — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on the Israeli, Palestinian conflict. “It is remarkable that we have young men and women serving in our military who, day in and day out, perform Kerry with so much integrity, so “Just reaching a cease-fire is much humility and so much clearly not enough. It is imperative courage. Ryan represents the very that there be a serious engagement, best of that tradition.” discussion, negotiation, regarding — President Obama on awarding the underlying issues and addressing former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts the all the concerns that have brought us Medal of Honor. As others see it: Smoking The following editorial appeared in Monday's Washington Post: To buy cigarettes in Australia, you have to pick up a dull green package plastered with photos of a shriveled infant, a blackened lung or an old man with a tracheotomy hole in his throat. You also need to look closely because the only difference among brands is the name in a small, prescribed font on the bottom quarter of the pack. This arrangement, implemented in 2012, made Australia the first nation both to require graphic images and ban enticing logos on cigarette packs. On Thursday, Australian officials announced that the nation's smoking rate fell 15 percent in the past three years — from 15.1 percent of people older than 14 in 2010 to 12.8 percent in 2013. "This means the daily smoking rate has halved since 1991," said Geoff Neideck, a health spokesperson. By comparison, the United States took nearly a half-century to do the same. Australia's path toward the plain-packaging law wasn't smooth. A long public debate preceded passage of the measure. Philip Morris and other tobacco companies then challenged it in court and before a United Nations tribunal, and they covered some legal fees for several countries to dispute it at the World Trade Organization. The government won the domestic lawsuit, but the other two cases are still pending. Tobacco researchers say that the drop in the smoking rate shows that plain-packaging laws — as well as the 25 percent tax increase Australia instituted in 2010 — work. These packs help "de-normalize" smoking, disassociating it from hipness and associating it with smoking's health consequences. Perhaps the fact that cigarette manufacturers are filing lawsuits is evidence enough of the laws' impact — and a sign that the United States should be following in Australia's footsteps. At least 65 countries have finalized their graphic warnings, but the United States still uses its 1984 "Surgeon General's Warning," small text posted on the side of cigarette packs. In 2009, Congress ordered the Food and Drug Administration to move to graphic warnings. But a federal appeals court threw out the FDA's resulting rule on the grounds that it violated companies' commercial speech rights. The FDA is currently undertaking research in the process of proposing new graphic images. The United States has lowered its smoking rate to below 20 percent, thanks to measures including higher cigarette taxes, non-smoking environments and bans on cigarette advertising. Some states are doing more — New Jersey, for example, is considering raising the smoking age to 21. But 42 million Americans still smoke, and stronger labels are an essential component of a more comprehensive response. The downside of giving weapons to rebels in Ukraine or Syria The bodies and debris that rained from the Ukrainian sky offer a cautionary lesson about the danger of giving heavy weapons to nonstate actors. I hope the hawks who wanted President Obama to ship anti-aircraft missiles to the Syrian rebels are paying attention. By now there is little doubt that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, with 298 people on board, was blasted out of the sky Thursday by a Russian-made SA-11 missile fired from eastern Ukraine. U.S. officials say they have solid evidence that Russia supplied such arms to the separatist rebels who control that part of the Eugene Robinson country. It is unclear whether the missile was fired by rebels who had been trained to operate the complex SA-11 system or by Russian military advisers. This seems to me a distinction without a difference. Whoever pulled the trigger, Russia must bear responsibility and be held accountable. It was deeply irresponsible for Russian President Vladimir Putin to put a missile system capable of downing a civilian airliner at the disposal of trigger-happy separatists who may have had no idea what they were shooting at. If Putin believed the presence of Russian advisers would foreclose the possibility of a tragic mistake, obviously he was wrong. The tragedy comes amid Putin’s broader campaign to fragment Ukraine and reabsorb parts of it into Russia. This whole effort should be condemned and resisted; Russia has already been hit with international sanctions, which now are likely to be toughened. “The costs for Russia’s behavior will only continue to increase,” President Obama said Monday. Members of the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry gather before leaving the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), Donetsk region. (Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters) The most important lesson U.S. policymakers should learn from this terrible event, I believe, is that sophisticated weapons, once given to combatants in a civil war, are virtually impossible to keep under control. This is true whether those given the arms are Russian-backed rebels or “moderate” Syrian freedom fighters. Of particular concern are anti-aircraft weapons. In any civil war, the government side is likely to have superiority or supremacy in the air. Governments have professional air forces and fleets of aircraft; rebel armies generally do not. In Ukraine, the separatists sought to neutralize the government’s advantage in air power by deploying anti-aircraft systems — and successfully using them. On July 14, just days before the Malaysia Airlines tragedy, a Ukrainian troop transport plane was hit by a missile near the Russian border. This aircraft — like the civilian airliner — was flying above 20,000 feet, high enough that it could have been downed only by a powerful and sophisticated anti-aircraft system such as the SA-11. But of the dozen government aircraft reportedly shot down by rebels in recent months, most were flying at lower altitudes. In late May, for example, a helicopter with 12 soldiers aboard was downed. In June, 49?Ukrainian troops died when a transport plane was blown out of the sky. These other aircraft were within the range of small, portable, shoulder-fired missiles, which Russia is believed to have supplied to the separatists in large numbers — and which hawkish critics of Obama’s foreign policy have demanded he give to pro-Western rebel groups in Syria. The government of Bashar al-Assad has survived largely through the brutal use of air power against defenseless civilians. Partly neutralizing this advantage — by credibly threatening to shoot Assad’s planes down — might have changed the course of the war, though now it might be too late. From the beginning, Obama has been extremely reluctant to send anti-aircraft weapons of any kind into Syria. Now his critics should understand why. When weapons are given to non-state actors, there is no guarantee they will be used competently — and no guarantee that they won’t fall into the wrong hands. In Syria, the “good” rebels have been outmaneuvered and outfought by the “bad” rebels: the jihadist militia that calls itself the Islamic State and now controls a huge territory encompassing parts of Syria and Iraq. The Islamic State is so fanatical and bloodthirsty that it was disowned by al-Qaeda. Imagine that the Pentagon had given U.S.supported rebels enough shoulder-fired missiles to seriously threaten the Syrian army’s low-flying aircraft, including its helicopters. Imagine that these weapons were captured by the Islamic State. Imagine the grave threat this would pose, not just to allied forces struggling against the Islamic State but potentially to commercial aviation as well. Flooding a war zone with weapons is like dumping gasoline on a fire. Vladimir Putin should pay a heavy price for doing so. And Obama’s critics owe him an apology. Eugene Robinson is a syndicated columnist. Letters to the editor policy The newspaper welcomes letters to the editor and guest commentaries. Letters should be no longer than 500 words and should be typed. Letters must include the writer’s name, hometown and a phone number. 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Salee Yang, 30, of Pawtucket, the primary target of the investigation, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison; Eric Negron, 49, of Pawtucket, who admitted to being a primary supplier of heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine to Yang, was sentenced to 184 months; Stanz Hun, 26, of Cranston, a member of the “Four-Fifths Mafia” and the PSB street gangs who admitted to being a customer of Yang and to operating his own drug business, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison; and Peter Lietar, 37, of Pawtucket, who admitted to supplying Ecstasy and “Molly” to Yang, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a fine of $30,000. The sentences were handed down during hearings that began in March, said Jim Martin, a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha. The last of the hearings, during which Hun was sentenced, took place on Tuesday. The men were arrested in June 2013 on drug trafficking, conspiracy and firearms charges. “Drug trafficking, illegal guns and gang activity are a one-two-three recipe for urban violence, often with disastrous results,” said Neronha. “The long sentences received by these men are well-deserved, and will contribute to making our urban neighborhoods safer.” This case was brought as part of the Rhode Island Urban Violent Crime Initiative, a local, state and federal law enforcement collaboration designed to prevent crime in cities. The investigation, launched in March 2012, resulted in the seizure of more than 137 grams of heroin, 392 grams of crack cocaine, 235 grams of cocaine powder, 47 grams and 100 pills of the synthetic drug “Molly,” 100 Ecstasy pills and six firearms, including a machine gun, officials said. Follow Russ Olivo on Twitter @russolivo Sandy debris still discovered in marshland of Northeast Bob McNamara, 82; college football star MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bob McNamara, an AllAmerican football player for Minnesota in the 1950s and later a major fundraiser for the university, has died. He was 82. McNamara died after a long illness on Sunday night, the school announced on Monday. “Anyone who knew Bob knew that there was no greater supporter of the university,” former athletic director Joel Maturi said. “He took great pride coming from Hastings, Minnesota, and playing for the Gophers and then took even greater pride in following and supporting the Gophers. Nobody was better at fundraising or cared more about Minnesota than Bob. He will be deeply missed.” McNamara played for the Gophers from 1951-54. He was an All-American running back and the team MVP in 1954, going on to play professionally for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Canada and the Denver Broncos in the AFL. After his playing career was over, McNamara was one of the school’s leading fundraisers. He played a big role in raising money for the new outdoor football stadium, which opened in 2009. He also helped spearhead efforts to get a new outdoor baseball stadium and a new tennis center built, and [email protected] along with brother Pinky, was the namesake for the school’s McNamara Alumni Center. Submit your death notices to: ALL furniture 3 Showrooms on sale Dr. Robert May, 87; college hockey coach GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Dr. Robert May, who coached the University of North Dakota to its first NCAA hockey championship and later became a dentist, has died. He was 87. May coached the program in the 1957-58 and 1958-59 seasons and led UND into the NCAA title game both years. UND defeated Michigan State 4-3 in the 1959 championship. May’s record with UND was 45-17-2. 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Open 7 Days A Week, 12 - 10pm 161 Pulaski Blvd., Rte. 126, Bellingham, MA • (508) 883-8777 (508) 883-9099 Mon-Fri 9:00am-7:00pm; Sat 9:00am-5:00pm; Sun 10:00am-4:00pm PRESENTS YOUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 20 21 22 23 24 Cumberland Central Falls Pawtucket Woonsocket Woonsocket Pawtucket • Widow support group meets every Sunday — the first two Sundays of the month are at the Community Chapel on Diamond Hill Rd. The second two are at Emerald Bay Manor, Diamond Hill Road. All meetings 2 p.m. Call 401-333-5815. • Forand Manor holds Bingo every Monday and Wednesday, starting at 5:15 p.m. • The Leon Mathieu Senior Center and Shri Studio have partnered to offer a “Yoga for Seniors” on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am-10:30am at Shri Studio, 21 Broad St., Pawtucket. The fee for Leon Mathieu Senior Center members is $5 per person per month. Transportation is available from the Senior Center to the Studio for those who need it. For more information and/or to register for the class please contact the Senior Center at 728-7582. • A Creative Writing Group will be held at 7:30 p.m.at Woonsocket Harris Public Library, 393 Clinton St. Local writers meet weekly to share support, suggestions and criticism. An informal gathering of both published and unpublished writers who find a group useful for incentive and inspiration. There is no charge to join. • An Adult Knitting Circle will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Woonsocket Harris Public Library, 393 Clinton St. Knitters and crocheters of all levels of experience are invited to attend this crafting circle. Led by experienced knitter and crocheter, Jen Grover. Donations of yarn are appreciated! • Spend a day on the links and support the American Cancer Society and The Junior League of Rhode Island, Inc. (JLRI) at the 22nd annual Pizzuti Open Golf Tournament at the Pawtucket Country Club. For more information and to register, please visit www.jlri.org. Sponsorships are also available, beginning at $100. Pawtucket • Fogarty Manor Tenant Association BINGO is open Monday and Wednesday Nights, doors open at 4p.m. and the game starts at 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Our address is 214 Roosevelt Ave. • The city of Pawtucket will host a blood drive from noon to 2 p.m. in the Mobile Donor Coach, which will be located in the municipal parking lot across from City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Ave. Lincoln •Book Buddies days at the Lincoln Public Library.at 11a.m. for one hour. Each day teen Readers ages 11-18 meet with L'il Book Buddies aged 3-8 for one-on-one reading, coloring and floor puzzles. No more than 2 L'il BBs per teen Reader. This is a teen program supervised by the teen librarian. Both groups should register at reference or call 333-2422 x17. East Providence • Weaver Library hosts a night of food and music beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Northeast Navy showband will be playing big band and patriotic favorites. There will be a food truck on site serving mexican food. Lincoln •The Anime Group at Lincoln Public Library will sample Flame Painter, a very colorful program that is mindful f fireworks, from 1 to 4 p.m. Please register at the reference desk or call 33-2422 x.17.or check events at www.lincolnlibrary.com Foxboro East Providence • As part of the outdoor summer movie at Patriot Place, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 will be playing at sundown with a DJ and lawn games from 6 p.m. until the movie starts. • Farmers Market at the Weaver Library from 4 to 7 p.m. The market features fresh produce, entertainment and workshops. 25 Pawtucket • Spend a day on the links and support the American Cancer Society and The Junior League of Rhode Island, Inc. (JLRI) at the 22nd Annual Pizzuti Open Golf Tournament at the Pawtucket Country Club. For more information and to register, please visit www.jlri.org. Sponsorships are also available, beginning at $100. Saturday 26 Woonsocket • The Stadium Theatre is hosting its production of “13 the Musical.” The show is at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $16 and aree available at te box office or by calling 401-762-4545. They can also be purchased at www.stadiumtheatre.com • The St. John The Baptist Romanian Orthodox Church Annual Festival will be held on the church grounds, 501 East School St., rain or shine, 3 to10 p.m. Both admission and parking are free. Pawtucket • Grand opening of The Blackstone Shop. The shop will be open at noon and will sell all kinds of interesting Rhode Island things made by local artists. Uxbridge • Remove water chestnuts from Rice Pond. Shifts will be from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Email [email protected] for more information. 27 28 29 30 31 Cumberland Central Falls Pawtucket Central Falls East Providence Burrillville Woonsocket • Widow support group meets every Sunday — the first two Sundays of the month are at the Community Chapel on Diamond Hill Rd. The second two are at Emerald Bay Manor, Diamond Hill Road. All meetings 2 p.m. Call 401-333-5815. • Forand Manor holds Bingo every Monday and Wednesday, starting at 5:15 p.m. • The Leon Mathieu Senior Center and Shri Studio have partnered to offer a “Yoga for Seniors” on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am-10:30am at Shri Studio, 21 Broad St., Pawtucket. The fee for Leon Mathieu Senior Center members is $5 per person per month. Transportation is available from the Senior Center to the Studio for those who need it. For more information and/or to register for the class please contact the Senior Center at 728-7582. • Forand Manor holds Bingo every Monday and Wednesday, starting at 5:15 p.m. • Farmers Market at the Weaver Library from 4 to 7 p.m. The market features fresh produce, entertainment and workshops. • Pascoag Council, 383, Knights of Columbus proudly continues its Friday Night Bingo at the Columbus Club function hall located at 98 Roosevelt Ave., Pascoag, Fully approved and licensed by the RI State Police and Town of Burrillville, • Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Annual Festival in Park Square from 1-11 p.m. Family Matinee from 1-5 p.m. Activities include games, rides, food, raffle, bingo, music. Free parking and free admission. 500-Lottery-Ticket-Raffle. Grand Prize Drawing $10,000. Woonsocket The St. John The Baptist Romanian Orthodox Church Annual Festival will be held on the church grounds, 501 East School St., rain or shine, noon to 7 p.m. Both admission and parking are free. The festival features traditional foods and pastries. along with ethnic music and dancing. Pawtucket • Fogarty Manor Tenant Association BINGO is open Monday and Wednesday Nights, doors open at 4p.m. and the game starts at 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Our address is 214 Roosevelt Ave. Cumberland Pawtucket • Fogarty Manor Tenant Association BINGO is open Monday and Wednesday Nights, doors open at 4p.m. and the game starts at 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Our address is 214 Roosevelt Ave. Lincoln Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Annual Festival in Park Square from 6-11 p.m. Activities include games, rides, food, raffle, bingo, music, and more. Free admission and free parking. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Rain date is Friday August Woonsocket • Rhode Island’s annual Governor’s Bay Day celebration is scheduled for Sunday, July 27. During the day, entrance fees will be waived at all State of Rhode Island beaches. 3 4 5 6 7 Cumberland Central Falls Pawtucket Central Falls East Providence Burrillville • Widow support group meets every Sunday — the first two Sundays of the month are at the Community Chapel on Diamond Hill Rd. The second two are at Emerald Bay Manor, Diamond Hill Road. All meetings 2 p.m. Call 401-333-5815. • Forand Manor holds Bingo every Monday and Wednesday, starting at 5:15 p.m. • The Leon Mathieu Senior Center and Shri Studio have partnered to offer a “Yoga for Seniors” on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am-10:30am at Shri Studio, 21 Broad St., Pawtucket. The fee for Leon Mathieu Senior Center members is $5 per person per month. Transportation is available from the Senior Center to the Studio for those who need it. For more information and/or to register for the class please contact the Senior Center at 728-7582. • Forand Manor holds Bingo every Monday and Wednesday, starting at 5:15 p.m. • Farmers Market at the Weaver Library from 4 to 7 p.m. The market features fresh produce, entertainment and workshops. • Pascoag Council, 383, Knights of Columbus proudly continues its Friday Night Bingo at the Columbus Club function hall located at 98 Roosevelt Ave., Pascoag, Fully approved and licensed by the RI State Police and Town of Burrillville, the games begin promptly at 6:20 p.m.; doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the kitchen at 5:00 p.m. The bingo program includes a full complement of regular games and several higher-paying special games including a splitthe-pot. An assortment of door prizes will also be awarded each week. All net proceeds from the Bingo will be used to bolster the organization’s coffers and continuing efforts to support various youth and charitable causes within the local community. A full menu of freshly made food items, including sandwiches, burgers, French fries, etc. will be available, as well as an assortment of packaged snacks and drinks. For more information, please call 401-568-1865. Statewide Warwick • Auditions for adults who wish to perform in plays this winter and next spring with the Ocean State Theatre Company. Visit oceanstatetheatre.org for more information about available roles and audition times. Auditions will also be held on the 4th. Pawtucket • Fogarty Manor Tenant Association BINGO, doors open at 4p.m., game starts at 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Our address is 214 Roosevelt Ave. East Providence • Providence Children’s Museum’s 31st annual Allen H. Chatterton Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament at Wannamoisett Country Club,Rumford, For registration and information about sponsorship and tee signs, visit www.childrenmuseum.org/Golf. asp or contact Sara Clarke at (401) 273-5437 ext. 121 or [email protected]. • The Lincoln Library hosts “Hunger Games Basic Training” during which kids aged 12 to 18 learn how to build a fire, make shelter and learn about medicinal wild plants. Registration is required and can be completed by calling 333-2422 x. 17. Visit www.lincoln library.com for more details. Providence • Public hearing on the closing of Route 49. Meetings are at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Woonsocket • Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Annual Festival in Park Square from 6-11 p.m. Activities include games, rides, food, raffle, bingo, music, amd more. Free admission and free parking Pawtucket • The Major Walter Getchell VFW Post 306 will hold an allyou-can-eat spaghetti and meatball dinner from 4 to 7 p.m.at the post hall, 171 Fountain St. Cost is $8 and includes coffee, salad and pastries. For more information call 722-7146. Pawtucket • Fogarty Manor Tenant Association BINGO is open Monday and Wednesday Nights, doors open at 4p.m. and the game starts at 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Our address is 214 Roosevelt Ave. • August 6 at 6 p.m., the Pawtucket Library is hosting “The Lego Movie.” The event is free to all and the film will be shown in the library's Campbell Auditorium (in the basement). Smithfield • Swinging Squares of RI workshop, 7-9 p.m., East Smithfield Neighborhood Center, 7 Esmond St.; $6 per person. Cumberland • St. Aidan’s meeting of seniors at the parish center of the church on Deiamond Hill Road. Doors open at 8:30 and the meeting begins at 10 a.m. 8 10 11 12 13 14 Cumberland Central Falls Pawtucket Central Falls East Providence Burrillville • Widow support group meets every Sunday — the first two Sundays of the month are at the Community Chapel on Diamond Hill Rd. The second two are at Emerald Bay Manor, Diamond Hill Road. All meetings 2 p.m. Call 401-333-5815. • Forand Manor holds Bingo every Monday and Wednesday, starting at 5:15 p.m. • The Leon Mathieu Senior Center and Shri Studio have partnered to offer a “Yoga for Seniors” on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am-10:30am at Shri Studio, 21 Broad St., Pawtucket. The fee for Leon Mathieu Senior Center members is $5 per person per month. Transportation is available from the Senior Center to the Studio for those who need it. For more information and/or to register for the class please contact the Senior Center at 728-7582. • Forand Manor holds Bingo every Monday and Wednesday, starting at 5:15 p.m. • Farmers Market at the Weaver Library from 4 to 7 p.m. The market features fresh produce, entertainment and workshops. • Pascoag Council, 383, Knights of Columbus proudly continues its Friday Night Bingo at the Columbus Club function hall located at 98 Roosevelt Ave., Pascoag, Fully approved and licensed by the RI State Police and Town of Burrillville, the games begin promptly at 6:20 p.m.; doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the kitchen at 5:00 p.m. The bingo program includes a full complement of regular games and several higher-paying special games including a split-the-pot. An assortment of door prizes will also be awarded each week. All net proceeds from the Bingo will be used to bolster the organization’s coffers and continuing efforts to support various youth and charitable causes within the local community. A full menu of freshly made food items, including sandwiches, burgers, French fries, etc. will be available, as well as an assortment of packaged snacks and drinks. For more information, please call 401-568-1865. Pawtucket • Fogarty Manor Tenant Association BINGO is open Monday and Wednesday Nights, doors open at 4p.m. and the game starts at 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Our address is 214 Pawtucket • Fogarty Manor Tenant Association BINGO is open Monday and Wednesday Nights, doors open at 4p.m. and the game starts at 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Our address is 214 2 • Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Annual Festival in Park Square from 6-11 p.m. Activities include games, rides, food, raffle, bingo, music, and more. Free admission and free parking. • Cash Mob gathering will meet at Dave’s Marketplace in Cumberland at 6 p.m. Two local businesses will be announced at the gathering and each person attending agrees to spend money, have fun and meet three new people; sponsored by Buy Local and the Northern R.I. Chamber of Commerce. • Library Board of Trustees meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the conference room. Lincoln • The Lincoln Public Library is offering a Safe Sitter Program on Wednesday July 30 at 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.. This one-day program is designed for 11-14-year-olds. Woonsocket 1 15 9 16 Send your community events to [email protected] or woonsocketcall.com AMUSEMENTS Wednesday, July 23, 2014 THE CALL A7 Girl and cousin both need counseling after assault DEAR ABBY: My granddaughter “Cindy,” age 2, was being watched by her mommy’s exsister-in-law and her sons. Cindy went to her mommy and said, “Bubby hurt me.” Bubby is what she calls her 10-year-old cousin. Her mother called the police. A policeman spoke to her and said there wasn’t enough evidence. Now my granddaughter is scared of men. The police went and talked to the cousin who said he “accidentally touched her down there with her pull-up on.” DCFS was called in, and again it was a man. We took Cindy to a female doctor and Cindy told the doctor everything that happened to her. Now she wakes up having nightmares and yells, “No, Bubby. Stop!” What’s a grandmother to do to help her? We need justice for Cindy. — DISTRAUGHT GRANDMOTHER DEAR DISTRAUGHT: You may need justice for Cindy, but what Cindy needs right now is professional help to get past the trauma of what was done to her. Contact the nearest rape treatment center, tell them everything you have told me and ask for their assistance DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips in finding therapy for your grandchild. They hear stories like this all too often. The boy who assaulted Cindy also needs counseling so that he won’t/can’t repeat what he did to her with another little girl. From my perspective, both of these children need professional help. DEAR ABBY: For years I dated guys who I knew wanted a committed relationship, while I just wanted to have fun. I enjoyed being single and never saw myself getting married. My mom was married three times to men who abused her. It made the idea of marriage terrifying to me. Through counseling, I Horoscope By HOLIDAY MATHIS ARIES (March 21-April 19). It is said that a person cannot be deceived who does not on some level want to believe the deception. Whether or not that is true, keep your eyes wide open, and you’ll be impervious to such things. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It’s better to go through bad times with good people than to get on board with good times with bad people. Take your company into careful consideration. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Are you already the person you want to be? 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At one time, you rather unconsciously selected people and circumstances to keep you in a comfortable and familiar place. Now you’re thinking differently, and your eyes are wide open as you guide yourself toward new horizons. have found healing from my past. I regret the damage I caused by leading guys on. Now that I want to be married, my life feels empty. While I used to enjoy my independence, I now want to share my experiences with someone. Because of the counseling I have had, I know what I shouldn’t settle for, but the only guys asking me out are sleazy. I feel like in some ways life was easier when I wanted to stay single. How do I find a healthy balance so I won’t go back to my old ways or end up settling out of desperation? — HEALED BUT CONFUSED DEAR HEALED BUT CONFUSED: One way would be to continue the counseling. While you may want to be married now, desperation and neediness are not traits that attract worthwhile men. 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Hazy, Humid...... Wind (knots) SW 10-20 Seas (feet) WED   THU FRI SAT SUN Visibility (miles) SW 12-25 SW 10-20 SW 12-25 2 2-4 2-4 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 Mark Searles’s Southern New England Area Forecast 80-88 74-78 68-72 68-72 Shwrs/Storm 77-82 60-65 Less Humid 80-84 60-65 82-86 65-70 P. Sunny P. Sunny P. Sunny The southwest wind continues today, keeping humidity levels high across the area. Temperatures will surge into the upper 80s away from the coast today, upper 70s likely at the extreme south coast. A cold front pressing in from the northwest this afternoon will trigger scattered thundersatorms...some could be quite strong. These storms will mainly be off to our northwest. Although as they weaken some showers COULD passthrough overnight into the morning. Five Day Forecast data supplied by Storm Team 10 Gannon recognized as Pawtucket Soup Kitchen hero Ex-Patriots star presents group with $10K check By JOSEPH B. NADEAU [email protected]. PAWTUCKET – Ray Gannon knows all too well that it takes plenty of volunteers to keep an organization working to help people in need. He has seen that proven again and again as he helped run the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen at 195 Walcott St. since its founding in 1992, and witnessed the ups and downs in support over the years. Now thanks to the Kraft Family and New England Patriots Charitable Foundation, Gannon’s good work is helping the kitchen in an even bigger way, to the tune of $10,000. Gannon is among the 26 winners of the 2014 Myra Kraft Community MVP Awards. One grand prize of $25,000 was awarded to a member of the group, and Gannon was among the ten earning $10,000 secondplace awards. All of the cash awards were made to the organization where the honorees volunteer. To help Gannon celebrate the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen’s receipt of $10,000 from the Kraft and Patriots foundation, Steve Nelson, a former Patriots linebacker and a member of the Patriots Hall of Fame, joined Gannon in serving an evening meal and also to hand over a copy of the donation check. The kitchen is located in the basement community room of Holy Family Parish on Walcott Street and serves many families in the neighborhood in addition to members of the homeless community. Nelson said he believes players have a responsibility to “give back to the community,” and that was why he went to meet Gannon on Tuesday. “He has been volunteering in the Soup Kitchen for over 20 years and helps to serve 27,000 meals to people in need each year,” Nelson said. “There were over 350 nominees for the awards, and Ray was selected to receive one,” he said while describing Gannon as very deserving of the team and foundation’s recognition. Gannon had not met Nelson prior to Tuesday, but said he found him to be “a tremendous guy.” The fact that the Krafts and Patriots were donating funding to the Soup Kitchen was an even more important tribute, Gannon said. “It is awesome to think they gave $10,000 to the Soup Kitchen,” he said. “That will go an enormously long way to helping those in need,” he said. “It is a great day.” Gannon was also honored by visits from close friends like longtime kitchen volunteer Irving Basiliere, 90, and his family, and Rhode Island notables such as Attorney General Peter Kilmartin, retired Superior Court Judge Joseph Keough, a member of the kitchen’s board of directors, and former R.I. State Police Col. Brendan Doherty. Keough said Gannon was “an outstanding” person and his tribute “long overdue.” Gannon’s granddaughter said she also believed he was deserving of such an honor. “It’s wonderful because he has been doing such amazing work for so many years and he is just as humble as ever,” she said. “It is so nice that he has finally gotten the recognition. His family is thrilled.” Follow Joseph Nadeau on Twitter @JNad75 Above, from left, former New England Patriots linebacker Steve Nelson, Pawtucket Soup Kitchen manager Ray Gannon and R.I. Attorney General and Pawtucket resident Peter Kilmartin display a $10,000 check the kitchen received Tuesday from the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation after Gannon was honored as a Myra Kraft Community MVP for his years of service to the kitchen. In left photo, from left, Elijah Goncalves, 9; Ismael Luben, 10; and Jamari Goncalves, 7, all of Pawtucket, enjoy dinner after receiving autographed photos of Nelson and some Patriots memorabilia. Call Photos/Joseph B. Nadeau Friday vigil to serve as memorial for two homeless men’s deaths By JOSEPH B. NADEAU [email protected] PAWTUCKET – The deaths of two homeless men in Providence will draw members of the organizations working to help those in need to a candlelight vigil at Cathedral Square Friday evening. Karen Jeffreys, of the R.I. Coalition for the Homeless, at 1070 Main St., said the evening’s observances will be the third such vigil the organizations and volunteers have held since committing to remember any homeless person who dies while living on the streets in Rhode Island. The groups participating the Statewide Outreach Committee will be gathering to remember Luis Belmont, 45, beaten on March 13 this year and who died at Rhode Island Hospital of blunt head trauma and complications on March 31; and Milton Lyles, who was attacked and beaten on May 19 this year and died of his injuries at Rhode Island Hospital on June 13. The vigil for the two victims of crimes against the homeless will follow two other vigils held to remember two men dying while living on the streets, according to Jim Ryczek, executive director of Apple pie contest at �Dogapalooza’ Aug. 2 PAWTUCKET — The Pawtucket Dog Park Committee’s “Dogapalooza” Summer Festival 2014 will present “The Best Apple Pie Contest” Saturday, Aug. 2, at 2 p.m. Deadline for entries to be received is July 30, and the contest is limited to the first 12 entrants. There is a $5 entry fee. Pies will be judged in three categories: • Overall Appearance — texture, consistency, inside texture • Taste — flavor strength, balance of ingredients, taste of crust • Overall Impression — creativity, impressiveness, memorable the R.I. Coalition for the Homeless. The prior observances were for a homeless man who died in fire in a truck where he was staying to keep warm, and another with medical problems. “We all promised as a group that if someone died on the street we would hold a vigil to remember them,” Ryczek said. “So on Friday we will have a speaking program and we are inviting all of the Providence politicians and candidates for governor and lieutenant governor and members of the General Assembly to join us,” he said. The Rev. Donna Williams will serve as master of ceremonies, and Teny Gross of the Center for the Study and Practice of NonViolence will speak about Belmont’s and Lyles’ deaths. Ryczek said he plans to address the gathering about the problem of finding shelter for the homeless in Rhode Island and the lack of affordable housing in the state in general. The work by groups such as the R.I. Coalition for the Homeless and volunteers and by health care providers is bringing more people off the streets and into the care system, but once in, there is not enough movement of those gaining assistance into permanent housing, he noted. And for those remaining on the street, the risks are great, according to the Coalition. The mortality rate for individuals experiencing homelessness is 3 to 4 times that of the general population. The vigil will begin to assemble at the Square in front of Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral off 30 Fenner St. in Providence at 6 p.m., and the speaking program at 7 p.m. For more information on the Coalition’s efforts to help the homeless, call 401-721-5685 or email [email protected]. CF’s contracted school custodians vote to join union CENTRAL FALLS – Local school custodians working for the school’s department contracted provider GCA Service Group, Inc., have voted to join the Rhode Island Council 94 labor union, Council 94 reported Tuesday. “Central Falls school custodians made an important decision today; a decision to stand for dignity, for their future and the future of their families,” Gladys Gould, a Council 94 organizer, said. “They worked hard to secure a strong voice in their workplace and now, R.I. Council 94 will work hard to negotiate a good contract for those custodians who day in and day out make sure the students, parents, and staff have clean and safe schools in Central Falls,” she said. RI Council, which represents many school custodians in different cities and towns across Rhode Island, had represented custodians in Central Falls before they were privatized. Gould said that status changed for the Central Falls employees on Thursday. J. Michael Downey, RI Council 94 president, said the union is proud of its new members. “R.I. Council 94 has vast experience negotiating good contracts and setting the standards for this industry in the public sector and now is the time to extend those benefits to the private sector,” he said. Gatehouse Media parent company agrees to buy Providence Journal PROVIDENCE (AP) — The parent company of Gatehouse Media LLC on Tuesday announced an agreement to buy The Providence Journal and relat- ed print and digital assets from A.H. Belo Corp. for $46 million cash. New York-based New Media Investment Group Inc. said it expects to complete the deal for the newspaper in the third quarter. “The Providence Journal is one of the most established and prominent newspapers in the United States and is the pre-eminent provider of local content to the greater Providence marketplace,” New Media President Michael Reed said. SPORTS Blackstone Valley THE CALL, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 — B1 CHANGING American Legion FACES IN VALLEY Photo by Ernest A. Brown Navigant Post 85’s E.J. Torres dives into a base during a recent game. On Tuesday, Torres drove in a run to help Navigant finish its regular season strong in a 6-2 win. Navigant/85 nabs 6-2 win over Post 22 By JON BAKER [email protected] ATHLETICS With retirement of longtime AD Frank Geiselman, Cumberland joins Tolman, Shea and Woonsocket in seeing turnover at post WOONSOCKET – Navigant/Fairmount Post 85 co-skippers Buster Perreault and Jim Gauthier maintained a particular plan for its pitching during their season-ending R.I. American Legion Senior Division twinbill against Team Stores USA Post 22 late Tuesday afternoon. The pre-game philosophy included starting John Almeida for three frames, moving to fellow righthander Miguel Raymond for another trio before opting for closer Scott Tucker in the seventh. Having already secured a playoff spot, it seemed a stellar idea. It turned out to be one as well. Almeida allowed just three hits (without a run) and a walk with three whiffs in his initial shutout innings, and Raymond delivered virtually the same, yielding two hits and a pair of walks with one “K.” With that, not to mention Kevin Valentine’s masterful 3-for-4 performance at the plate, Navigant cruised to a 6-2 triumph over North Kingstown’s Team Stores in the opener at Renaud Field. See NAVIGANT, page B2 By BRENDAN McGAIR | [email protected] CUMBERLAND A lthough Frank Geiselman has officially retired from Cumberland High School as the Clippers’ athletic director, he hasn’t fully abandoned ship just yet. Geiselman is still overseeing the town’s varsity, junior varsity and middle school sports programs while a search for his successor takes place. Once a candidate is found, he will remain on board for a while longer to help make the transition a smooth one. “Even though I’ve resigned, there are still some things that need to get done before someone is put in place,” Geiselman said. When you’ve been involved in Clipper athletics for as long as Geiselman has – the Pawtucket native and Tolman High graduate has been a part of the sports scene on the Mendon Road campus since 1971 – making a clean break is easier said than done. But Geiselman, 67, says that he’s at peace with his decision to step aside. Reached earlier this week at his office at the Sher-LeMon Swim Club, Geiselman said that retirement from See ATHLETICS, page B3 Clockwise from top left: Frank Geiselman, Frank Laliberte, Kate Corry and Carnell Henderson. Former Red Sox pitcher Ken Ryan, pictured instructing a group of players at a baseball camp, says he plans to move the KR Baseball Academy from Pawtucket to a new building in Lincoln. File photo International League Betts, Barnes lead PawSox past Chiefs SYRACUSE – The Pawtucket Red Sox rallied for six runs in the first two frames and held on for a satisfying 8-3 victory over the Syracuse Chiefs before 3,822 fans at NBT Bank Stadium on Tuesday night. Matt Barnes (5-7) earned the win, yielding just three hits, two runs (both earned) and a trio of walks with a pair of strikouts in 6 1/3 innings. Blake Treinan (6-1) took his first loss for the Chiefs (60-44) after lasting just five, yielding eight hits, seven runs (all earned) and two passes with three strikeouts. Mookie Betts led the Sox, going 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored, while Jonathan Herrera went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored (raising his batting average to .395) and Carlos Rivero 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBI. Pawtucket (now 57-48) started with bats blazing, plating a pair in the opening frame. Betts opened the surge with a leadoff hit to center, then scored on Herrera’s soft triple to right. With one down, Travis Shaw grounded to second to score Herrera. See PAWSOX, page B2 Little League baseball Ryan’s baseball academy looks to new facilities Ex-pitcher planning move to Lincoln By BRENDAN McGAIR State title match-up set: Cumberland vs. Cranston In the loser’s bracket final played Tuesday at the Rhode Island State Little League Tournament, Cranston Western topped Coventry, pictured at left, 8-5. Cranston will face Cumberland on Thursday for the major division state championship. Jerry Silberman• risportsphoto.com [email protected] KR Baseball Academy is on the move after a successful 10-year run in Pawtucket. Though nothing is official, the owner hopes everything regarding the academy’s new Lincoln location will be signed, sealed and delivered by the middle of next week. More specifically, Ken Ryan plans to inhabit space on 100 Higginson Ave., which is situated in the Lonsdale section of town. “It’s going to be a very nice facility and similar to what we had,” said Ryan, the Pawtucket native who pitched for both the PawSox and Red Sox. If everything checks out accordingly, Ryan plans to be up and running in October with a grand unveiling scheduled either on a Sunday in the same month or in November. It appears that the new home for KR Baseball Academy is going to be part of an emerging sports and entertainment complex. Based on what Ryan has been told, a Formula One race track is going right next to his baseball school. It’s also possible that mini golf could be part of a setup that already features an indoor rock-climbing venue. “I was very fortunate to find this place,” Ryan noted. “You’re going to be in an See RYAN, page B3 SPORTS B2 THE CALL Wednesday, July 23, 2014 PawSox MLB Continued from page B1 The PawSox tacked on four more in the second, with Garin Cecchini earning a leadoff pass. Ryan Roberts flew to center for the first out, but Alex Hassan’s single to left pushed Cecchini to third, and Dan Butler walked to fill the bags. Just as quickly, Betts’ ground triple down the right-field stripe plated all three, and he trotted home on Herrera’s sacrifice fly in the same direction, giving them a 6-0 cushion. The hometowners added a run in the fifth after Will Middlebrooks poked an initial bloop hit to left. He took second when Travis Shaw did the same, then raced in once Carlos Rivero knocked another soft single to left and Jeff Kobermus bobbled the ball. Photo by Louriann Mardo-Zayat Syracuse answered with a run in Mookie Betts, back with Pawtucket after a stint in the majors, is once again terrorthe back half of the sixth, doing so izing International League pitching. His triple with the bases loaded on Tuesday courtesy after Emmanuel Burriss night broke the game open in a 9-3 PawSox win. drive an initial two-bagger to right, took third on Kobermus’ groundout and skipper Kevin Boles immediately reliever Chris Hernandez gleaned the to second and scored on Steven replaced Barnes with Dalier next two outs to avoid further damSouza’s sacrifice fly to center. Hinojosa. age. The PawSox, however, mustered He yielded Solano a single to left, another in the seventh. Herrera and Pawtucket 240 010 101-- 9 – 11 – 0 moving Perez to third, and – after Middlebrooks started the flurry with Syracuse 000 001 110-- 3 – 7 – 1 Solano stole second – Perez raced in Matt Barnes, Dalier Hinojosa (7) and Dan singles before Shaw walked to fill on Will Rhymes’ sacrifice fly to Butler. Blake Trainen, Neil Holland (6), Daniel the bags. Rivero plated Herrera on a right. It also manufactured another in Strange (8) and Jhonatan Solano. WP – Barnes sacrifice fly for the 8-1 cushion, but LP – Trainen (6-1). 2B – Perez (4), the eighth. Hinojosa allowed Souza a (5-7). Cecchini and Roberts both flew out Burriss (14), Moore (14). 3B – Herrera (1), lead single and Tyler Moore doubled Betts (2). E – SF – Herrera, Rivero, Souza, to center. Rhymes, Laird. SB – Solano (1). E – Kobermus him to third before he scored on The hosts manufactured one more (2). LOB – Pawtucket 6, Syracuse 10. Brandon Laird’s sacrifice fly. Destin in the seventh following Perez’ abiliHood walked to load the bases, but T - 3:22. A – 3,822. ty to reach on a one-out, infield hit, Navarro, Reyes homer as Blue Jays beat Red Sox 7-3 NBA CEO: Rivers to quit Clippers if Sterling stays LOS ANGELES (AP) — The interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers testified Tuesday that coach Doc Rivers told him he will quit if Donald Sterling remains the owner of the team. CEO Richard Parsons made the statement at a trial to determine whether Sterling’s wife Shelly Sterling can sell the team for $2 billion to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. The NBA has tried to force out Donald Sterling since soon after racist statements emerged on recordings in April. “Doc is troubled by this maybe moreso than anybody else,” Parsons said on the witness stand about Rivers, who is black. “If Mr. Sterling continues as owner, he does not want to continue as coach.” Parsons said he fears there would also be an exodus of key players, including team captain Chris Paul, who also is black and heads the NBA players union. Parsons was about to give an account of his conversations with Paul but was stopped by an objection by an NBA lawyer who said it would be an invasion of privacy. The judge upheld the objection. Rivers has said he had heard from other Clippers business employees that they didn’t think they would be able to work for Sterling under the circumstances. Parsons is a former chief executive at Time Warner and Citigroup who took over leadership of the Clippers in May during the media blitz surrounding the banishment of Sterling. Under questioning by Ballmer’s lawyer, Parsons said the departure of Rivers would begin “a death spiral” for the Clippers. “If Doc were to leave, that would be a disaster,” Parsons said. “Doc is the father figure, the one who leads. He’s the coach. He’s the grown-up. He is able to connect with people and earn their trust. The team believes in him and loves him. “If he were to leave, that is only going to accelerate the death spiral,” Parson said. The discussion of Clippers players and coaches is new territory for the trial that has mostly explored the dealings between the Sterlings. It wasn’t immediately clear what effect the new information might have on the narrow question under consideration of whether Shelly Sterling can sell the team under the family trust. Messages left for team officials seeking comment from Rivers weren’t immediately returned. Parsons, who is considered an expert in the management of major corporations, said he was certain that sponsors would pull out and season ticket holders would demand their money back if Donald Sterling remains as owner. “If your coach leaves, if your players don’t want to play with you, what do you have?” Parsons asked. “If your sponsors leave and the fans leave, it’s going to spiral down and down.” He said key sponsors such as Mandalay Bay Resorts in Las Vegas are cold about whether they will continue, as are other companies including Kia Motors Corp. “We have a bunch of sponsors sitting at the edge of the pool and they don’t want to go in if the Sterlings are there,” Parsons said. Parsons also said he doesn’t believe that anyone will offer as much money for the team as Ballmer. The high-stakes financial fight centers on whether Shelly Sterling was authorized to make a deal with Ballmer on behalf of the Sterling Family Trust. While she was negotiating, Donald Sterling revoked the trust, a move designed to rescind his signed agreement for the sale of the Clippers, which he bought for just $12 million. He announced from the witness stand earlier in the trial that he would never sell the team and would be suing the NBA for the rest of his life. AP source: Cavs to sign Andrew Wiggins to contract CLEVELAND (AP) — Andrew Wiggins will sign his rookie contract with the Cavaliers. It’s still not clear if he’ll play for them. A person familiar with the negotiations says the Cavs will sign the No. 1 overall pick to his deal, an agreement that would prevent any potential trade involving the small forward from being completed for 30 days. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Cavaliers have been discussing a potential deal that would send AllStar forward Kevin Love to the Navigant Continued from page B1 Almeida, about to enter his sophomore “fall-ball” season at Boston’s Lasell College, had twirled a nohitter back on July 8 during a 4-0 victory over host Hurd Chevrolet Post 64 of Johnston, but didn’t last long in his last stint. He nevertheless wowed his skippers once more Tuesday. “For a small kid, he’s sneaky fast, and he has one of the best change-ups we’ve seen in years,” Cavaliers for Wigging, Anthony Bennett and other pieces. The person familiar with the talks says Wiggins will sign with Cleveland as early as Wednesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the team is not commenting on its plans. The Cavs and Timberwolves have had ongoing discussions about a trade for Love since before Cleveland selected Wiggins first in May. The Timberwolves have always insisted that Wiggins be involved in any package, a stipulation the Gauthier stated after his club improved to 11-10. “And Miguel, he’s been a workhorse all summer. What’s nice about both of them, they hate to be taken out. They want to stay in there and battle. “Our goal all along was to get a lot of our pitchers three innings of work,” he added. “We didn’t want to overload them in preparation of the playoffs (which begin Saturday at West Warwick’s McCarthy Field). At the beginning of the night, we could’ve finished as high as fourth and as low as eighth in the team standings, so we On The Banner PHOTO FEATURED IN PIC OF THE DAY LAST WEEK May 23, 2014 - Mount junior Matthew Saviano battles Classical opponent Joe Zurien in the number 3 singles match during the Div. II boys tennis state championship at Slater Park Saturday. Ernest A. Brown/RIMG photo Cavaliers initially resisted. To help in their pursuit of Love, the Cavs traded guard Carrick Felix to Utah on Tuesday for three players with non-guaranteed contracts. Cleveland acquired guard John Lucas III and forwards Malcolm Thomas and Erik Murphy from the Jazz in exchange for Felix, a secondround draft pick and cash considerations. The trade will allow the Cavs to clear $3.3 million in salary cap space, room to potentially sign Love or other players. still have no idea who we could face.” Team Stores fell to 10-101 following the defeat. Tall, lanky righty Ryan Worthington took the loss after allowing two hits, two runs (both earned) and four walks while fanning a pair. For Navigant, Mount St. Charles junior-to-be Valentine paced his offense with a double, three RBI and a run scored. Almeida helped himself, going 0-for1 with two walks, an RBI and a run, while E.J. Torres went 1-for-3 with an RBI; Will Andino 1-for-4; Brad Shatraw 0-for-3 with a walk, a pair of stolen bases and two runs; MSC junior Alex Lataille 0-for-3 with two robbed bags and a run; and Raymond 1-for-2 with a double, walk and run. Still, Post 22 seemed poised to break a scoreless tie in the second after Chad Mansolillo roped a one-out double to deep left, but Chris Lenox popped out to Almeida, who made a superb running catch near the third-base foul line, then fanned Jay Montenaro. Worthington needed only nine deliveries to retire Post 85 in the first, but ran into trouble in the second. After issuing a pass to Lataille to start the frame, the hurler caused Brandon Rainville and Torres to fly to left, but Raymond walked, and he and Lataille pulled off a double-steal before catcher Alex Denoyelle drew a “freebie” to juice the bags. Almeida plated Lataille with his pass for the 1-0 lead, though Andino flew to deep right to end the threat. Brian Cox whacked a double to right with two down in the third, and Almeida walked Adam Noble before Matt Ricard reached on an infield single to load the bases. Ty Lamane, however, grounded to second as Navigant trimmed that possible rally. It wouldn’t be the last time. In the back half of the fourth, Raymond hustled out a leadoff double on an oppo- IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO — J.A. Happ pitched six shutout innings for his first victory in three starts, Dioner Navarro and Jose Reyes homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Tuesday night. Reyes and Navarro both connected in the sixth inning as the Blue Jays rebounded from Monday's 14-1 defeat to snap Boston's winning streak at five games. Reyes and Melky Cabrera both had three hits and two RBIs. Cabrera has 14 multihit games in his past 30. David Ortiz hit a solo homer in the eighth, his third homer in two games and the 36th of his career at Rogers Centre, matching Alex Rodriguez for the most by a visiting player. Happ (8-5) allowed seven hits in six innings, walked one and struck out four to win for the first time since beating the Chicago White Sox on June 26. Dustin McGowan allowed Ortiz's homer in 1 2-3 innings and Aaron Loup needed just one pitch to retire pinch-hitter Daniel Nava for the final out of the eighth. Casey Janssen got two outs in the ninth but gave up a two-run homer to Stephen Drew. Brett Cecil got the final out for his fourth save in five chances. The Red Sox have hit at least one home run in seven straight games. Toronto opened the scoring in the third on a two-out single by Cabrera that struck Red Sox right-hander Jake Peavy in the leg and rolled into foul territory as Anthony Gose scored. Reyes led off the sixth with his eighth home run and Cabrera followed with a double. One out later, Navarro made it 4-0 with a drive into the bullpen in right. Peavy (1-9) left in the seventh after infield hits by Gose and Reyes. Cabrera greeted Burke Badenhop with another RBI single that struck the pitcher. Peavy lost for the ninth time in 15 starts and has not won since beating Toronto on April 25. He allowed five runs and eight hits in 6 1-3 innings, walked three and struck out seven. Toronto made it 7-1 in the eighth, scoring twice against Felix Doubront. Ryan Goins hit an RBI single and scored on a double by Reyes. Boston scored a seasonhigh 14 runs in Monday's rout but couldn't duplicate that output against Happ. The Red Sox loaded the bases with two outs in the fourth but Drew flied out. Boston got consecutive singles from Mike Napoli and Jonny Gomes to begin the sixth, but Shane Victorino grounded into a double play and Drew struck out. Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia went 0 for 4 with a walk and is hitless in 17 at-bats. NOTES: Toronto selected top prospect RHP Aaron Sanchez from Triple-A Buffalo. The Blue Jays recalled Goins and selected RHP Esmil Rogers from Triple-A. To make room, Toronto optioned C Erik Kratz and OF Darin Mastroianni to Triple-A and designated LHP Brad Mills for assignment. ... Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic served the first pitch with a racket, skipping it past Blue Jays pitcher Mark Buehrle to the backstop. ... Boston RHP Clay Buchholz faces Blue Jays RHP R.A. Dickey on Wednesday. Yankees acquire 3B Chase Headley from Padres MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK — Trying to boost one of the weakest lineups in the American League, the New York Yankees acquired third baseman Chase Headley from the San Diego Padres on Tuesday for rookie infielder Yangervis Solarte and minor league pitcher Rafael De Paula. Headley arrived at Yankee Stadium right around game time Tuesday night and was in uniform shaking hands with his new teammates in the dugout during the top of the second inning. Before the game, New York manager Joe Girardi said he hoped Headley would be available off the bench. After that, he’ll become the everyday starter at a spot that’s been a question mark site-field, bloop hit to right, took third on Denoyelle’s sacrifice bunt and scored on a wild delivery to make it 20, but Post 22 seemed poised to slice the deficit in the fifth. With one down, Cox walked and moved to second on Nabb’s hit to right. Both moved into scoring position on a double theft, though Raymond caught Matt Ricard looking at a called third strike. Lamane drew a pass to fill the bases, but he was thrown out at second on Mansolillo’s fielder’s choice. Navigant tacked on two more in the bottom half after Shatraw drew a walk off of reliever Mansolillo, then stole second and raced to third after backstop Lenox underthrew second. Valentine scored him with a two-bagger that one-hopped the 328-foot fence in right, and he later came in on Torres’ opposite-field linedrive single to right. The Gauthier/Perreault crew iced it in the sixth with two more. Almeida (now in for the Yankees all year following the season-long suspension of Alex Rodriguez. “I don’t think we’re getting a big thumper,” general manager Brian Cashman said. “But I do think we’re getting an upgrade and a professional at-bat.” The 30-year-old Headley, drafted by the Padres in 2005, can become a free agent after this season. The switch-hitter was batting .229 with seven homers and 32 RBIs but has a .339 average with six extra-base hits in 13 games since July 4. He was a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winner two years ago, when he had a huge second half and hit .286 with 31 homers and an NLleading 115 RBIs. He moves from a cavernous ballpark in San Diego to a homer haven in the Bronx, and the Yankees think that can help him. right field) walked, reached second on Andino’s bloop hit to right and took third on Shatraw’s fielder’s choice. Shatraw stole second, and both scored on Valentine’s single to right. That gave the hosts the 60 cushion. Righty closer Scott Tucker yielded a pair in the seventh on RBI hits by Nabb and Lamane, but the damage already had been completed. “Kevin Valentine just crushed the ball here,” Gauthier noted. “We did a couple of things wrong; we didn’t hustle everything out, and that’s a �no-no’ for this team. Whether we’re winning or losing, you have to go 110 percent, and we didn’t. “We also missed a few signs, but we’ll take it. Overall, we played well.” Post 22 000 000 2 -- 2 – 7 – 1 Post 85 010 122 x -- 6 – 7 – 2 Ryan Worthington, Chad Monsolillo (5) and Chris Lenox. John Almeida, Miguel Raymond (4), Scott Tucker (7) and Alex Denoyelle. 2B – Monsolillo, Brian Cox, Kevin Valentine. SPORTS Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Athletics Continued from page B1 the AD’s chair is something he had been discussing with his wife Christine over the past year. At the end of the school term, he tendered his letter of resignation. “Cumberland has been a part of the family. It wasn’t an easy decision, but I thought it was time,” said Geiselman, who prior to becoming athletic director for the Clippers in 2005, enjoyed a 26-year coaching career at the high school where he piloted football, girls’ basketball and girls’ volleyball. Geiselman kidded that the chances are pretty good that his wife may kick him out of the house shortly after the new school year gets underway. But if not, he is looking forward to traveling more and spending more time with his nine grandchildren. “When you’re in athletics, especially coaching all those years, you just go from one season to another to another. Then I step into a summer job, so I haven’t had a chance to step back,” Geiselman said. “Some people have said that you’re not going to like (retirement) because you’re one of those guys who needs to be doing something. Maybe I do, maybe I don’t. If there are things to do at the house, I can spend more time and not feel rushed. Before, I would find a couple of minutes prior to heading back to the field, the swim club or the gym at night.” Geiselman’s tenure as athletic director yielded plenty of positive returns. You can point to the number of state championships and standout athletes that Cumberland produced, along with the new track and stateof-the-art synthetic turf at Tucker Field, and the opening of the multi-purpose Wellness Center. Geiselman may also be most remembered as the driving force behind transforming the AD position from a part-time role to a full-time position. “In my annual report, I would write about upgrading the athletic director’s position to a full-time one, which I asked for in the past three years,” Geiselman said. “The person doing it needs to be there full time. I was part time because that’s what the position entailed, but I don’t do anything part time. I put in as many hours as I could, but you’re limited supposedly by the retirement board. “In any event, there’s going to be a lot of things that the new person will be able to undertake,” Geiselman continued. “I think the athletic department is in great shape.” Ryan Continued from page B1 area where people are going to go mini golfing or to Formula One and say, �Oh, let’s go hit balls while we’re waiting.’” Why did Ryan leave his decade-long Pawtucket business address located at 413 Central Ave.? For starters, the city placed limits on his hours of operation during the day and at night – Ryan was precluded from holding pitching and hitting sessions after 8 p.m. There were also issues with parking spots due to apartments sprouting up in the mill building where Ryan was operating. Though Pawtucket officials tried their best to keep KR Baseball Academy within the city’s limits – Ryan noted that he looked at several possible relocation spots – the author of eight bigleague seasons with Boston and Philadelphia came to the realization that seeking space elsewhere would serve as the best alternative. His soon-to-be Lincoln digs will be a little bit smaller than his Pawtucket operation, which was 11,700 square feet. “The way the (Lincoln) facility is laid out is going to be very easy for me to put in my cages,” Ryan said. Officially, Ryan closed the doors in Pawtucket in early June. The phone number to KR Baseball Academy – (401) 724-7555 – still works with Ryan now receiving calls on his cell phone. THE CALL B3 Shea is Kate Corry, who coached tennis and oversaw the school’s physical education department. “These two people, they’ve done it all as far as coaching and overseeing games in Pawtucket,” Scanlon said. *** Last week’s decision by the Woonsocket School Committee to table the discussion relating to the vacant athletic director’s post has apparently yielded a couple of alternative solutions. The plan is so have something more concrete to present to the school committee at the Aug. 13 meeting. All signs seem to point to keeping the AD position as a part-time job, which was the case when the late George Nasuti oversaw Villa Novan athletics. Carnell Henderson is still wearing the interim label, though keep in mind he’s roughly a month away from resuming his Woonsocket football coaching duties. Henderson, who is also a vice principal at the high school, is serving as the contact person for the several coaching vacancies that are open for fall sports – two football assistant coaches, one girls’ head soccer coach and one cross country coach. “I’m trying not to,” said Henderson when asked if he would continue running the athletic department in the event there’s not a definitive person in place prior to the start of school. “I’m still trying to make sure that schedules are committed and the information that needs to be passed on to coaches is being done, but it wouldn’t be fair to the other sports if this were to continue.” Follow Brendan McGair on Twitter @BWMcGair03 Photos by Ernest A. Brown Longtime Tolman Athletic Director John L. Scanlon Jr., left, and longtime Shea Athletic Director Ray McGee both retired this year. CHS Athletic Director Frank Geiselman, at right, watches the Cumberland High School hockey team during their championship win at Meehan Auditorium this past winter. In another example of just how committed Geiselman is to Cumberland athletics, he was part of the search committee to find his replacement. Prospective candidates have already been interviewed with the hope that someone will be in place by the time fall sports officially begin practicing next month. The school committee next meets on Aug. 14. As far as what the future with regard to athletics may or may not hold, Geiselman admits that he will continue to spend his summers working at Sher-Le-Mon. When asked about the prospect of serving as a game supervisor, he responded that such actions will likely hinge on guidelines put in place by the new Cumberland athletic director. In the same breath Geiselman stated, “I would be more than happy to do something like that.” “It was very stressful, but I said to myself that maybe this is for the best,” Ryan said. “I’m a business owner, but I’ve never moved before.” Ryan hopes that a change in scenery will also result in the expansion of his client base into the heart of the Blackstone Valley. When he was in Pawtucket, he could always count on drawing youngsters from the city as well as Southeastern Massachusetts. “We’ve had a lot of support through the years because of the instruction they’re getting and it’s customer friendly,” Ryan said. “A lot of people have been calling the last few months asking where I was moving to because they were going to follow me.” *** In Pawtucket, the line of succession as far as who would take over as athletic director at Tolman and Shea high schools was drawn with the firm idea of putting in people who are familiar with the culture. 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The Super Bowl champion Seahawks grabbed 11 first-place votes on Tuesday and had 383 points. “The world champions are still intact and have the ability to repeat, but that’s a long way off,” said Pat Kirwan of SiriusXM NFL Radio/CBSSports.com. Their NFC West rival from the Bay Area earned the other first-place vote and had 360 points. Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News put the 49ers in the top spot. “The 49ers can run the ball and play defense,” Gosselin said. “With Vernon Davis, a healthy Michael Crabtree and the addition of Stevie Johnson, the 49ers should be able to pass it now as well.” The Broncos and New England Patriots, who faced each other in the AFC championship game, followed at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. Both AFC powers were active in the offseason trying to get an edge on the other. After getting blown out in the Super Bowl, Denver added wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders to help out Peyton Manning, and DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward to bolster the defense. “Peyton Manning isn’t going away just yet and the Broncos have enough firepower on offense and some key additions on defense to get back to the big game,” Kirwan said. The Patriots added Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner to help a defense that lost key starters last season to injury. “Tom Brady still is plenty good enough to win a championship,” Newsday’s Bob Glauber said. “Question is whether there’s enough around him to give him a chance.” The Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints were tied for fifth. ESPN’s Herm Edwards thinks the Packers are a strong favorite to repeat as division champions. “A healthy Aaron Rodgers along with the running game of Eddie Lacy and the additions on defense, Julius Peppers and Ha Ha ClintonDix, is not good for the NFC North,” Edwards said. Alex Marvez of Foxsports.com agreed. “This looks like Green Bay’s best roster since their Super Bowl-winning team of 2010,” he said. The Indianapolis Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals and San Diego Chargers rounded out the top 10. The Bengals have made the playoffs for three consecutive seasons and lost in the first round each time. They haven’t won a playoff game since 1990, which ties for the sixth-longest streak of postseason futility in NFL history. “The time is now for this roster, especially QB Andy Dalton.” ESPN.com’s Jeff Legwold said. Rounding out the bottom of the poll were the Cleveland Browns,, Jacksonville Jaguars and, at No. 32, the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders, who added Maurice Jones-Drew, Justin Tuck and LaMarr Woodley in the offseason, finished 412 last season. “The Raiders have been through seven head coaches since posting their last winning record in 2002,” noted Ira Kaufman of the Tampa Tribune. Giants’ offensive line a jumble as camp begins EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Nothing is more important to the New York Giants’ championship chances than protecting Eli Manning. Nothing is more jumbled in the Giants’ lineup as training camp opens than the offensive line. Not the best formula for success. Of course, it’s still only July. “The Giants have a proud tradition on the offensive line,” second-year right tackle Justin Pugh said Tuesday. “There will always be questions and the only way to stop those questions is to go out and play and win and change people’s opinions.” Until they kick it off in the Hall of Fame game on Aug. 3 against Buffalo, the Giants won’t have an opportunity to truly test their blockers. The next week of practices aren’t likely to determine a whole lot. At some point, though, coach Tom Coughlin and his staff must sort out who will be the starters and backups, and at which positions? With veteran guard Chris Snee, a four-time Pro Bowler, having retired on Monday, and versatile David Diehl and Kevin Boothe also gone, the line will have a new look regardless of who is where. The Giants brought in six veteran linemen, several others with a little experience, and drafted center Weston Richburg of Colorado State in the second round. They are considering Brandon Mosley, a 2012 fourth-round pick, for Snee’s spot — Mosley left practice early Tuesday with what Coughlin referred to as something heat-related. Richburg worked at both center and guard in the first practice session of camp. Geoff Schwartz, who was with Kansas City last season, has been projected at guard, probably on the left side. J.D. Walton, last with Denver, then Washington — he didn’t play a game last season — can play center and guard. John Jerry, a starting guard in Miami the past two seasons who was discarded after the bullying scandal, is slowly recovering from knee surgery. TODAY AUTO RACING 10 a.m.: FS1 — NASCAR, Truck Series, practice for Mudsummer Classic, at New Weston, Ohio 11:30 a.m.: FS1 — NASCAR, Truck Series, final practice for Mudsummer Classic, at New Weston, Ohio 5 p.m.: FS1 — NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for Mudsummer Classic, at New Weston, Ohio 7 p.m.: FS1 — NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for Mudsummer Classic, at New Weston, Ohio CYCLING 8 a.m.: NBCSN — Tour de France, Stage 17, Saint Guadens to Saint Lary Soulan Pla d’Adet, France 1. Seattle Seahawks (11) 2. San Francisco 49ers (1) 3. Denver Broncos 4. New England Patriots 5. Green Bay Packers 5. New Orleans Saints 7. Indianapolis Colts 8. Philadelphia Eagles 9. Cincinnati Bengals 10. San Diego Chargers 11. Chicago Bears 12. Baltimore Ravens 13. Pittsburgh Steelers 14. Kansas City Chiefs 15. Carolina Panthers 16. Arizona Cardinals 17. St. Louis Rams 18. Detroit Lions 19. Atlanta Falcons W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pts 383 360 356 352 329 329 301 290 266 251 248 242 229 214 213 205 188 181 171 20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 0 0 170 21. New York Giants 0 0 0 155 22. New York Jets 0 0 0 152 23. Washington Redskins 0 0 0 125 24. Miami Dolphins 0 0 0 105 25. Dallas Cowboys 0 0 0 103 26. Buffalo Bills 0 0 0 81 27. Tennessee Titans 0 0 0 80 28. Houston Texans 0 0 0 77 29. Minnesota Vikings 0 0 0 61 30. Cleveland Browns 0 0 0 48 31. Jacksonville Jaguars 0 0 0 46 32. Oakland Raiders 0 0 0 25 ___ VOTING PANEL John Czarnecki, Fox Sports Tony Dungy, NBC Sports Herm Edwards, ESPN Bob Glauber, Newsday Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News Ira Kaufman, Tampa Tribune Pat Kirwan, SiriusXM NFL Radio/CBSSports.com Jeff Legwold, ESPN/ESPN.com Jenny Vrentas , Monday Morning Quarterback Alex Marvez, Foxsports.com Jim Miller, SiriusXM NFL Radio Charean Williams, Fort Worth Star Telegram Baltimore Toronto New York Boston Tampa Bay W 54 52 50 47 47 L 44 49 48 53 53 Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Chicago Minnesota W 55 50 48 48 45 L 41 49 50 52 53 Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston Texas W 61 59 53 41 40 L 37 39 46 58 59 1 p.m.: MLB — Regional coverage, Cleveland at Minnesota or Cincinnati at Milwaukee (2 p.m.) 7 p.m.: NESN , 103.7 FM — Boston at Toronto 7 p.m.: ESPN — San Francisco at Philadelphia Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia W 54 54 47 46 43 L 43 46 52 53 56 Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago W 55 54 52 51 40 L 45 45 47 48 57 San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Arizona Colorado W 55 56 43 43 40 L 44 45 55 57 59 MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m.: 920 AM — Pawtucket at Lehigh Valley SOCCER 7 p.m.: ESPN2 — Exhibition, MLS/Premier League, Tottenham at Toronto NBCSN — Exhibition, Premier League/Serie A, Liverpool vs. Roma, at Boston 9 p.m.: ESPN2 — Exhibition, MLS/Premier League, Manchester City at Kansas City 10 p.m.: NBCSN — MLS, Chicago at San Jose 11 p.m.: FS1 — Exhibition, MLS/Premier League, Los Angeles vs. Manchester United, at Pasadena, Calif. TRANSACTIONS Tuesday's Sports Transactions The Associated Press BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled RHP Danny Salazar from Columbus (IL). Optioned RHP C.C. Lee to Columbus. MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned LHP Kris Johnson to Rochester (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Acquired 3B Chase Headley and cash considerations from San Diego Padres for INF Yangervis Solarte and RHP Rafael De Paula. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated OF Josh Reddick from the 15-day DL. SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled RHP Erasmo Ramirez from Tacoma (PCL). Optioned 1B Justin Smoak to Tacoma. TEXAS RANGERS — Activated RHP Nick Martinez from the 15-day DL. Placed C Geovany Soto on the 15-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Selected the contracts of RHP Aaron Sanchez and RHP Esmil Rogers from Buffalo (IL). Recalled SS Ryan Goins from Buffalo. Optioned OF Darin Mastroianni and C Erik Kratz to Buffalo, Designated LHP Brad Mills for assignment. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Activated INF-OF Emilio Bonifacio from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Kyle Hendricks from Iowa (PCL). Designated INF Darwin Barney for assignment. Optioned LHP Zac Rosscup to Iowa. CINCINNATI REDS — Placed RHP Logan Ondrusek on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 13. Recalled RHP Curtis Partch from Louisville (IL). LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reinstated RHP Josh Beckett from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Paco Rodriguez to Albuquerque (PCL). PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed OF John Mayberry Jr. on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Darin Ruf from Lehigh Valley (IL). Can-Am League QUEBEC CAPITALES — Released INF Tim Smith. Signed C Josue Peley. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS — Signed F Doug McDermott and G Aaron Brooks. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Signed G-F Brandon Rush to a two-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed LB Xavius Boyd. Waived/injured LB Darrin Kitchens. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed G Mike Pollak on the active/PUP list. DENVER BRONCOS — Designated TE Joel Dreessen as released/failed physical. HOUSTON TEXANS — Waived FB Brad Smelley and DL Tim Jackson. Signed TE Chris Coyle. NEW YORK GIANTS — Named David Tyree director of player development. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released LB Larry English, ST. LOUIS RAMS — Released OT Abasi Salimi, WR Diontae Spencer and LBs Tavarius Wilson and Caleb McSurdy. Signed OT T.J. Dill, G D.J. Morrell and LBs Pat Schiller and Lawrence Wilson. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed TE Mike Caussin. Waived LS Kyle Nelson. Promoted Jeff Scott and Josh Washburn to Pro Scout. Named Matt Evans player personnel assistant and Brian Zeches administrative assistant. Canadian Football League SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS — Signed RB Will Ford to the practice roster. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Signed D Sami Vatanen to a two-year contract. DALLAS STARS — Agreed to terms with F Antoine Roussel on a four-year contract. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Fired assistant general manager Claude Loiselle and vice president of hockey operations Dave Poulin. Named Kyle Dubas assistant general manager. Signed F David Booth to a one-year contract. COLLEGE COLGATE — Named Andy Waeger swimming and diving coach. FELICIAN — Named John Chang women's volleyball coach. LONG BEACH STATE — Named Paul Reed women's assistant basketball coach. MEMPHIS — Named Hayden Perez women's tennis coach. NEW MEXICO — Named Jeremy Anderson strength and conditioning coach for men's basketball. SAINT ROSE — Named Stephen Hogan men's soccer coach. SC UPSTATE — Promoted assistant men's basketball coach Kyle Perry to associate head coach. Named Kenzie Roark softball pitching coach. WAYLAND BAPTIST — Named Rick Cooper director of athletics. THIS DAY IN SPORTS Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA By The Associated Press July 23 1907 — Australasia beats British Isles 3-2 to win the Davis Cup held at Wimbledon. Australasia wins its first David Cup and ends the four-year reign of the British Isles. 1921 — At the annual Harvard-Yale vs. Cambridge-Oxford meet at Harvard Stadium, Harvard's Edward Gourdin becomes the first to long jump 25 feet. Harvard lists Gourdin's jump as 25 feet, 3 inches, but the official listing in U.S. Track and Field is 25-2. 1960 — Betsy Rawls becomes the first woman to win the U.S. Women's Open golf title four times. 1966 — John Pennel pole vaults 17 feet, 6¼ inches for the world record in a meet at Los Angeles. It's the eighth of nine world records he set in the event in his career and his first since 1963. 1976 — The last NFL All-Star game is held and is shortened when thunderstorms hit Chicago. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the AllStars 24-0. 1978 — Hollis Stacy wins the U.S. Women's Open golf championship for the second straight year. 1989 — Mark Calcavecchia wins the British Open, edging Greg Norman and Wayne Grady in a three-man playoff. Calcavecchia, the first American to win the Open in five years, birdies three of the four holes in the playoff. 1989 — Greg Lemond wins his second Tour de France with the closest finish ever, edging Laurent Fignon by 8 seconds. Lemond starts the day 50 seconds behind Fignon and wins the final stage, a 15-mile race against the clock from Versailles to Paris, in 26:57. Fignon finishes the stage 58 seconds slower. 1995 — John Daly wins the British Open at St. Andrews by four strokes in a four-hole playoff with Italy's Costantino Rocca. Rocca forces the playoff by sinking a 65-foot putt on the 18th hole. 1995 — Miguel Indurain of Spain wins his record fifth consecutive Tour de France. Indurain joins Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault as the other five-time winners. 2000 — Tiger Woods, at 24, becomes the youngest player to win the career Grand Slam with a record-breaking performance in the British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews. WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Atlanta 15 6 .714 Indiana 11 12 .478 Washington 10 13 .435 Connecticut 10 14 .417 New York 8 13 .381 Chicago 8 14 .364 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Phoenix 18 3 .857 Minnesota 17 6 .739 San Antonio 11 12 .478 Los Angeles 10 12 .455 Seattle 9 15 .375 Tulsa 8 15 .348 GB — 5 6 6½ 7 7½ GB — 2 8 8½ 10½ 11 Monday's Games No games scheduled Tuesday's Games Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Tulsa at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Seattle, 10 p.m. Wednesday's Games Connecticut at Washington, 11:30 a.m. New York at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Thursday's Games New York at Seattle, 10 p.m. Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Kansas City 10 5 5 35 29 D.C. 10 5 4 34 29 Toronto FC 7 5 5 26 26 New York 5 6 9 24 32 New England 7 10 2 23 24 Philadelphia 5 8 8 23 33 Columbus 5 7 8 23 23 Chicago 3 4 11 20 26 Houston 5 11 4 19 22 Montreal 3 10 5 14 18 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Seattle 12 4 2 38 35 FC Dallas 8 7 5 29 32 Real Salt Lake 7 4 8 29 28 Los Angeles 7 4 6 27 26 Colorado 7 6 6 27 28 Vancouver 6 4 9 27 29 Portland 5 6 9 24 32 Chivas USA 6 8 5 23 21 San Jose 4 8 5 17 17 GA 18 20 23 31 31 35 26 28 40 31 GA 24 29 25 16 24 27 33 30 19 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Friday's Games Portland 2, Colorado 1 Saturday's Games Sporting Kansas City 2, Los Angeles 1 New York 1, San Jose 1, tie Columbus 2, Montreal 1 Chicago 1, Philadelphia 1, tie FC Dallas 2, New England 0 Houston 2, Toronto FC 2, tie Real Salt Lake 1, Vancouver 1, tie Sunday's Games D.C. United 3, Chivas USA 1 Wednesday, July 23 Chicago at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24 Montreal at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m. Friday, July 25 Chivas USA at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 26 Sporting Kansas City at Toronto FC, 7 p.m. Columbus at New England, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 27 FC Dallas at Vancouver, 5 p.m. Portland at Montreal, 8 p.m. Monday, July 28 Los Angeles at Seattle FC, 10 p.m. East Division GB WCGB L10 — — 6-4 3½ 2 5-5 4 2½ 5-5 8 6½ 8-2 8 6½ 7-3 Central Division Pct GB WCGB L10 .573 — — 6-4 .505 6½ 3 6-4 .490 8 4½ 2-8 .480 9 5½ 5-5 .459 11 7½ 6-4 West Division Pct GB WCGB L10 .622 — — 6-4 .602 2 — 7-3 .535 8½ — 4-6 .414 20½ 12 5-5 .404 21½ 13 2-8 Pct .551 .515 .510 .470 .470 Str W-1 W-1 L-1 L-1 W-5 Home 26-23 28-23 21-24 26-26 22-28 Away 28-21 24-26 29-24 21-27 25-25 Str W-2 L-2 L-4 W-1 W-1 Home 26-25 29-19 22-25 27-22 22-25 Away 29-16 21-30 26-25 21-30 23-28 Str W-1 L-1 W-1 W-1 W-1 Home 32-16 34-17 25-26 21-28 18-30 Away 29-21 25-22 28-20 20-30 22-29 Str W-3 L-2 W-3 L-3 L-2 Home 30-20 27-22 28-24 25-23 19-30 Away 24-23 27-24 19-28 21-30 24-26 Str W-1 L-1 L-1 L-4 L-5 Home 26-24 29-21 32-21 27-21 20-22 Away 29-21 25-24 20-26 24-27 20-35 Str W-1 W-2 W-2 L-1 L-6 Home 28-25 25-24 26-26 20-32 24-26 Away 27-19 31-21 17-29 23-25 16-33 NATIONAL LEAGUE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NFL POWER RANKINGS AP Pro32-Power Rankings The Associated Press Pro32 NFL Power Rankings, as voted by a 12-member panel, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through July 22, total points based on 32 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 32nd-place vote, and previous ranking: AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division GB WCGB L10 — — 6-4 1½ ½ 5-5 8 7 4-6 9 8 6-4 12 11 5-5 Central Division Pct GB WCGB L10 .550 — — 3-7 .545 ½ — 7-3 .525 2½ 2 5-5 .515 3½ 3 4-6 .412 13½ 13 2-8 West Division Pct GB WCGB L10 .556 — — 6-4 .554 — — 5-5 .439 11½ 10½ 4-6 .430 12½ 11½ 6-4 .404 15 14 3-7 Pct .557 .540 .475 .465 .434 MLB SCHEDULE AMERICAN LEAGUE Monday's Games Texas 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Boston 14, Toronto 1 Minnesota 4, Cleveland 3 Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City 1 Detroit 4, Arizona 3 Baltimore 4, L.A. Angels 2 Seattle 5, N.Y. Mets 2 Tuesday's Games Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Toronto 7, Boston 3 Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Detroit at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Baltimore at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Houston at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Wednesday's Games Cleveland (Bauer 4-4) at Minnesota (Gibson 8-8), 1:10 p.m. Kansas City (Shields 9-5) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 5-7), 2:10 p.m. Detroit (A.Sanchez 6-4) at Arizona (Cahill 1-6), 3:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 8-8) at Seattle (T.Walker 1-1), 3:40 p.m. Texas (Darvish 9-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 4-4), 7:05 p.m. Boston (Buchholz 5-5) at Toronto (Dickey 710), 7:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (Cobb 5-6) at St. Louis (Lynn 116), 7:15 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 7-5) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 10-6), 10:05 p.m. Houston (Peacock 3-6) at Oakland (J.Chavez 7-6), 10:05 p.m. Thursday's Games Boston at Toronto, 12:37 p.m. Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Houston at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Baltimore at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Monday's Games L.A. Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh 2 San Francisco 7, Philadelphia 4 Miami 3, Atlanta 1, 10 innings Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 2 Washington 7, Colorado 2 Detroit 4, Arizona 3 Seattle 5, N.Y. Mets 2 Tuesday's Games L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. San Francisco at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Miami 6, Atlanta 5 San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Washington at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Detroit at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Wednesday's Games Cincinnati (Leake 7-8) at Milwaukee (Lohse 10-4), 2:10 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 7-7) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 10-6), 3:10 p.m. Detroit (A.Sanchez 6-4) at Arizona (Cahill 1-6), 3:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 8-8) at Seattle (T.Walker 1-1), 3:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Haren 8-7) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 1-7), 7:05 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 11-7) at Philadelphia (A.Burnett 6-9), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Eovaldi 5-5) at Atlanta (E.Santana 8-6), 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Cobb 5-6) at St. Louis (Lynn 116), 7:15 p.m. San Diego (Kennedy 7-9) at Chicago Cubs (Wada 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Thursday's Games San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE North Division W L Pct. GB Syracuse (Nationals) 60 43 .583 — Pawtucket (Red Sox) 56 48 .538 4½ Rochester (Twins) 56 48 .538 4½ Buffalo (Blue Jays) 50 52 .490 9½ Wilkes-Barre (Yankees) 49 54 .476 11 Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 49 55 .471 11½ South Division W L Pct. GB Durham (Rays) 56 47 .544 — Gwinnett (Braves) 46 58 .442 10½ Norfolk (Orioles) 45 58 .437 11 Charlotte (White Sox) 45 59 .433 11½ West Division W L Pct. GB Columbus (Indians) 56 49 .533 — Indianapolis (Pirates) 56 49 .533 — Toledo (Tigers) 52 52 .500 3½ Louisville (Reds) 50 54 .481 5½ Tuesday's Games Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 7, Gwinnett 0 Pawtucket at Syracuse, 7 p.m. Rochester 4, Durham 0 Charlotte 9, Indianapolis 3 Buffalo 7, Lehigh Valley 6 Columbus 8, Louisville 5 Toledo at Norfolk, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday's Games Charlotte at Indianapolis, 1:35 p.m. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Gwinnett, 6:35 p.m. Rochester at Durham, 7:05 p.m. Pawtucket at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Columbus at Louisville, 7:05 p.m. Toledo at Norfolk, 7:05 p.m. Syracuse at Buffalo, 7:05 p.m. Thursday's Games Toledo at Norfolk, 12:05 p.m. Syracuse at Buffalo, 1:05 p.m. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Gwinnett, 6:35 p.m. Charlotte at Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m. Pawtucket at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Columbus at Louisville, 7:05 p.m. Rochester at Durham, 7:05 p.m. AL LEADERS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE Through July 21 BATTING_Altuve, Houston, .336; Cano, Seattle, .334; Beltre, Texas, .328; Brantley, Cleveland, .328; Chisenhall, Cleveland, .325; VMartinez, Detroit, .322; KSuzuki, Minnesota, .311; MiCabrera, Detroit, .311. RUNS_Dozier, Minnesota, 71; Trout, Los Angeles, 69; Brantley, Cleveland, 67; Donaldson, Oakland, 65; Kinsler, Detroit, 65; Bautista, Toronto, 60; MeCabrera, Toronto, 59; Pujols, Los Angeles, 59. RBI_MiCabrera, Detroit, 76; JAbreu, Chicago, 74; NCruz, Baltimore, 74; Trout, Los Angeles, 74; Donaldson, Oakland, 70; Encarnacion, Toronto, 70; Ortiz, Boston, 68. HITS_Altuve, Houston, 135; MeCabrera, Toronto, 124; Cano, Seattle, 123; Brantley, Cleveland, 121; AJones, Baltimore, 120; Markakis, Baltimore, 120; Kinsler, Detroit, 117. DOUBLES_MiCabrera, Detroit, 36; Altuve, Houston, 30; Plouffe, Minnesota, 29; Trout, Los Angeles, 29; Hosmer, Kansas City, 27; AEscobar, Kansas City, 26; Kinsler, Detroit, 26; Pedroia, Boston, 26. TRIPLES_Rios, Texas, 8; Bourn, Cleveland, 7; Eaton, Chicago, 7; Gardner, New York, 6; De Aza, Chicago, 5; AJackson, Detroit, 5; Odor, Texas, 5; Trout, Los Angeles, 5. HOME RUNS_JAbreu, Chicago, 29; NCruz, Baltimore, 28; Encarnacion, Toronto, 26; Trout, Los Angeles, 23; Moss, Oakland, 22; Ortiz, Boston, 22; Donaldson, Oakland, 21; VMartinez, Detroit, 21. STOLEN BASES_Altuve, Houston, 41; Ellsbury, New York, 27; RDavis, Detroit, 24; AEscobar, Kansas City, 22; Andrus, Texas, 20; JDyson, Kansas City, 18; JJones, Seattle, 18; LMartin, Texas, 18; Reyes, Toronto, 18. PITCHING_Tanaka, New York, 12-4; Porcello, Detroit, 12-5; FHernandez, Seattle, 11-2; Richards, Los Angeles, 11-2; Scherzer, Detroit, 11-3; Gray, Oakland, 11-3; Kazmir, Oakland, 11-3; Lackey, Boston, 11-6. ERA_FHernandez, Seattle, 2.02; Sale, Chicago, 2.03; Kazmir, Oakland, 2.38; Richards, Los Angeles, 2.47; Lester, Boston, 2.50; Tanaka, New York, 2.51; Gray, Oakland, 2.72. STRIKEOUTS_Price, Tampa Bay, 173; FHernandez, Seattle, 163; Darvish, Texas, 154; Kluber, Cleveland, 152; Scherzer, Detroit, 150; Lester, Boston, 142; Tanaka, New York, 135. SAVES_Rodney, Seattle, 27; Holland, Kansas City, 25; DavRobertson, New York, 24; Perkins, Minnesota, 23; Uehara, Boston, 20; Nathan, Detroit, 20; Britton, Baltimore, 17; Soria, Texas, 17. NL LEADERS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE Through July 21 BATTING_Tulowitzki, Colorado, .340; MaAdams, St. Louis, .323; McGehee, Miami, .322; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, .322; Morneau, Colorado, .312; Goldschmidt, Arizona, .310; Puig, Los Angeles, .308; Lucroy, Milwaukee, .308. RUNS_Goldschmidt, Arizona, 71; Pence, San Francisco, 71; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 71; Rendon, Washington, 69; FFreeman, Atlanta, 65; Rizzo, Chicago, 65; Stanton, Miami, 65. RBI_Goldschmidt, Arizona, 65; Stanton, Miami, 65; Desmond, Washington, 62; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 62; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 62; Howard, Philadelphia, 60; Morneau, Colorado, 60. HITS_McGehee, Miami, 121; Pence, San Francisco, 121; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 119; DanMurphy, New York, 116; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 115; DGordon, Los Angeles, 112; CGomez, Milwaukee, 111. DOUBLES_Goldschmidt, Arizona, 38; Lucroy, Milwaukee, 33; Span, Washington, 29; FFreeman, Atlanta, 28; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 28; Puig, Los Angeles, 27; SCastro, Chicago, 26; Morse, San Francisco, 26; JhPeralta, St. Louis, 26. TRIPLES_DGordon, Los Angeles, 9; BCrawford, San Francisco, 8; Braun, Milwaukee, 6; BHamilton, Cincinnati, 6; Yelich, Miami, 6; 11 tied at 5. HOME RUNS_Rizzo, Chicago, 23; Stanton, Miami, 23; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 21; Frazier, Cincinnati, 20; Byrd, Philadelphia, 19; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 18; Desmond, Washington, 17; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 17; JUpton, Atlanta, 17. STOLEN BASES_DGordon, Los Angeles, 45; BHamilton, Cincinnati, 38; Revere, Philadelphia, 26; EYoung, New York, 25; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 21; Rollins, Philadelphia, 19; Blackmon, Colorado, 18; CGomez, Milwaukee, 18. PITCHING_Wainwright, St. Louis, 12-4; Simon, Cincinnati, 12-4; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 11-2; Ryu, Los Angeles, 11-5; Lynn, St. Louis, 11-6; WPeralta, Milwaukee, 11-6; Greinke, Los Angeles, 11-6; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 11-7. ERA_Wainwright, St. Louis, 1.83; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 1.92; Cueto, Cincinnati, 2.18; Beckett, Los Angeles, 2.26; HAlvarez, Miami, 2.64; Teheran, Atlanta, 2.64; TRoss, San Diego, 2.70. STRIKEOUTS_Strasburg, Washington, 158; Cueto, Cincinnati, 148; Kennedy, San Diego, 137; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 135; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 134; TRoss, San Diego, 132; Greinke, Los Angeles, 130. SAVES_Kimbrel, Atlanta, 30; Rosenthal, St. Louis, 30; FrRodriguez, Milwaukee, 29; Jansen, Los Angeles, 29; Street, San Diego, 24; Papelbon, Philadelphia, 23; AReed, Arizona, 23. 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For solutions, check “JRC Publications” on the solutions page of www.sudoku.com. © Puzzles by Pappocom B6 THE CALL THE Blackstone CALL Valley alues V Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Legals 100 Legals MORTGAGEE'S SALE 116 Mill Street, Unit 102, River Haven Condominium Woonscoket, RI The premises described in the mortgage will be sold subject to all encumbrances and prior liens on August 14, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. on the premises, by virtue of the power of sale contained in a mortgage by Jeanne C. Rioux and Eugene A. Rioux dated September 23, 2005 and recorded in the Woonsocket Land Evidence Records in Book 1468, Page 295, the conditions of said mortgage having been broken. 100 Legals p liens on August 11, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. on the premises, by virtue of the power of sale contained in a mortgage by Deborah A. Grenon dated September 22, 2004 and recorded in the WOONSOCKET Land Evidence Records in Book 1385, Page 221, as affected by a corrective mortgage recorded in said Records in Book 2057, Page 75, the conditions of said mortgage having been broken. MORTGAGEE'S SALE 60 Saint Cecile Avenue Woonsocket, RI $5,000.00 in cash, certified or bank check is required to bid. Other terms will be announced at the sale. HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. Attorney for the Holder of the Mortgage 150 California Street Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 $5,000.00 in cash, certified or bank check is 201208-0199 - PRP required to bid. Other terms will be announced at the sale. HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. Attorney for the Holder of the Mortgage 150 California Street Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201405-0259 - YEL MORTGAGEE'S SALE ASSESSOR'S PLAT# 17-E AND LOT# 234 & 235 126 Carnation Street Woonsocket, Rhode Island The premises described in the mortgage will be sold subject to all encumbrances and prior liens on August 6, 2014 at 12:00 pm on the premises by virtue of the Power of Sale in said mortgage made by Christopher M. Bijesse and Janice M. Bijesse dated February 27, 2007, and recorded in Book 1637 at Page 51, et seq. of the Woonsocket Land Evidence Records, the conditions of said mortgage having been broken: $5,000.00 in cash, bank check or certified check at time of sale is required to bid; other terms will be announced at time of sale. The premises described in the mortgage will be sold subject to all encumbrances and prior liens on August 15, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. on the premises, by virtue of the power of sale contained in a mortgage by Richard D. Doucette and Marie Pierel-Doucette a/k/a Marie Pierel Doucette dated April 7, 2008 and recorded in the Woonsocket Land Evidence Records in Book 1735, Page 72, the conditions of said mortgage having been broken. The undersigned, Tax Collector of the OaklandMapleville Fire District located in the Town of Burrillville, hereby gives notice that he will sell at public auction to the Highest Bidder in the Oakland-Mapleville Fire District Office located at 46 Oakland School Street, Oakland, Rhode Island 02858, on the 31st day of July 2014 at 10:00 a.m., local time, the various parcels of real estate or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the Oakland-Mapleville Fire District fire district taxes of the Oakland-Mapleville Fire District located in the Town of Burrillville which constitute a lien thereon as set forth in the original advertisement of the 9th day of July 2014 in the Woonsocket Call, a daily newspaper to which reference is hereby made. Any property, upon which fire district taxes have been paid since the advertisement first appeared, will not, of course, be included in the sale. Be advised that if your property in which you have a substantial interest is sold at tax sale, then you have one year to redeem it through the Collector s Office or through the tax sale purchaser by tendering the fire district taxes paid, plus a ten percent penalty on the tax sale amount, plus one percent interest on the tax sale amount per month from the seventh month onward. After the passage of one year, you may exercise your right to redeem through the tax sale purchaser or his attorney, or, if a petition to foreclose your right of redemption has been filed in Superior Court, you may redeem through the Court until a final decree is entered forever foreclosing your right of redemption. The premises described in the mortgage will be sold subject to all encumbrances and prior liens on July 31, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. on the premises, by virtue of the power of sale contained in a mortgage by Michael Lombardi and Marc Williams dated January 5, 2004 and recorded in the WOONSOCKET Land Evidence Records in Book 1333, Page 61, the conditions of said mortgage having been broken. $5,000.00 in cash, certified or bank check is required to bid. Other terms will be announced at the sale. 204 General Help Wanted 304 Apartments Unfurnished Financial Notice To Our Readers 131 Boats - Marine Woonsocket - 4 Bedroom, 230 Business 1st Floor, Newly renovated, laundry. Lead Certi61 PEARSON Triton – Opportunities fied. $980 per month. Sloop, 28ft, with sails. In Companies that do busi- use thru 2012. Needs Call 401-659-6511 ness by phone can't ask TLC. Make offer. 401- Entrepreneurs wanted! you to pay for credit be- 423-1588 Property and Casualty Insurance Agency for Sale. fore you get it. 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Inspect201312-0590 - PRP Oakland-Mapleville Fire District COLLECTOR S SALE OF ESTATES FOR TAXES AND/OR ASSESSMENTS DUE AND UNPAID 125 AntiqueClassic Cars NEW TODAY 67 Ford – Galaxy 500 con1 BED, good location, 1st, vertible. All original, low Experienced pizza/grinder hardwoods, storage, coin mileage, $13,900 or best. person. P/F time. Apply ops, parking, no dogs, Chas 401-294-3123 within. Pawtucket House $650mo. 401-744-3136 of Pizza, 398 Smithfield st 1 floor, large 3 bed, comAve., Pawtucket. pletely renovated, new 126 Trucks kitchen & bathroom, new 107 Personals appliances, nice land1998 Ranger, 5 speed, scaped yard, hardwoods, 4x4, extended cab, runs All utilities, off st. parking HAVING trouble with alco- great. $2,495. Call 401& laundry facilities inc. hol? Call 1-800-439- 447-4451 $1350 mo. Woonsocket. 8860 401-269-9191 2001 FORD F150 www.rhodeisland~aa.org without problems, 121K Central Falls 3 Bedrooms. miles. $4000 You can call Kitchen, Parlor and 111 Special Notices me at 240-224-3050 Pantry. Spacious, Nice Apt. Call 401-359-9439 $5,000.00 in cash, certified or bank check is required to bid. Other terms will be announced at the sale. Bendett & McHugh, P.C. 270 Farmington TERMS: CASH OR BANK CHECK ONLY Avenue, Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 Richard Nolan, Tax Collector Attorney for the Oakland-Mapleville Fire District present Holder of the Mortgage MORTGAGEE'S SALE 302 BLACKSTONE ST WOONSOCKET, RI Annoucements 100 Legals Woonsocket 401-766-4931 House cleaner with experi251 Appliances ence and references. Please call for free estimates. 401-359-4379 Dirt devil small canister vacuum cleaner. $10. Brass table lamp $10. 151 Construction Call 766-9535 NEW TODAY EXPERIENCED CARPENTERS WANTED Experienced carpenters wanted for commercial ed. 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Call 401-728-6299 NEW TODAY 261 Coins & Stamps NEW TODAY 306 House/Duplexes For Rent Dirt Devil vacuum for the car. $8. Basil vacuum NEW TODAY cleaner $8. Call 401-728No. Smithfield; 4 bed, 2.5 6299 baths, log house, has WHIRLPOOL Washer, $50. large 2 car garage, appl's, Call 401-603-7519 storage, private/country setting. Lease/security. $1900mo. 401-766-7533 204 General Help Wanted 1998 Mustang 5.0 Limited Advisor, Application DevelConv. V8, 5 speed, black, oper. Woonsocket, RI. saddle leather, wheels, Guide, lead & facilitate among mint, low miles, very fast, collaboration team members. Con$2950. 401-301-0056 tribute to the creation of work products. Develop 1999 Nissan Maxima SE & maintain software ap4dr., auto, V6, low miles plications. Develop & im(new inspection) Roof, plement technical soluwheels, like new, 2nd own- tions, including but not er, $1950. 401-241-0413 limited to: analysis & design documents, pro2000 Ford Escort ZX2. gram specifications, test $2300. Low miles. Good plans & results, design, condition. 508-883-9417 code, testing, debugging, & documentation of 2000 Mitsubishi Very those programs while Good Condition, white 4 delivering assignments cyl. fully load w/moon within specified time roof $1750. or B.O. Call frames. Min BS or foreign 508-622-1732 equiv in Comp. Science, Info Sys, Engineering or 2001 TOYOTA RAV4 4WD related field & 5 yrs exp 4cyl, automatic, silver, 70k in application developmi. $3700 Phone #786- ment. Exp must include 520-5649 working with NSQL, SQL, PL/SQL, GEL scripting, 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Java, Crystal Reports, Limited. 4 dr., 2 or 4 XOG, Toad, relational wheel dr., loaded, roof, databases and SQL Servleather, mint, one owner, er. Apply at http:// $2500. 401-241-0354 jobs.cvscaremark.com/, Requisition # 178817BR DOWNTOWN area 1 room with kitchen & bath, all utilities furnished, private entrance. Reasonable rent. 401-524-1361 Buying US coins dated before 1965: dimes $1.30, quarters $3.25, halves $6.50. Woonsocket 401597-6426 Walking Liberty silver halves. Extremely fine: 1941-S, 1943-S, 1944-D, 1945-S, 1946-P. All for $65. 401-597-6426 265 Furniture Household Blonde oak mission dining table. 41” diameter. Excellent condition. $50. Call 401-762-5728 273 Miscellaneous Merchandise AIR CONDITIONER, 5,000 BTU, $30. Call 401-6037519. 274 Musical Merchandise Cash for old musical inCARPENTERS Frame, finish, remodel struments of any kind work ~IMMEDIATE open- broken or not. Call anyings~ Will train, trans- time 401-365-3636 portation to Blackstone, MA ~ Pd. holidays/vacation. 508-400-5715 Real Estate-Rent Deliver the Verizon phone books. 18 years & older with insured vehicles to deliver Woonsocket, North Smithfield areas. Also looking for office clerks and loaders. Delivery starts July 29th. Work a minimum of 6 daylight hours per day and get paid within 72 hours, upon successful completion of route. Call 1-800-979-7978 Refer to Job # 30110-A. EOE. 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WE DO IT!” 25th Anniversary Special HARMON LAW Mention this ad and get 15% Discount! OFFICES, P.C. Attorney for the Holder of the Mortgage ALPHONSO NEALY 150 California Street (401) 766-1473 • CELL (401) 639-8157 Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201404-1216 - TEA MORTGAGEE'S SALE 376 CUMBERLAND Servicing All Makes and Models HILL RD WOONSOCKET, RI Residential & Commercial Making Music for 49 Years Guitars, Drums, Band Instruments, Accessories Lessons On All Instruments Available Gift Certificates Available 526 Front Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895 • (401) 769-3552 www.facebook.com/aldrewsmusiccenter • [email protected] Mon-Thurs 12-8 Friday 12-7 Saturday 10-4 Moe’s M oe Mower Repair T.R. 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Tel. 401-282-9900 [email protected] General Contractor JOSÉ DaSILVA Financing Available ~ 0% Interest www.RIPROPERTYMGT.com diverse menu offerings PAWTUCKET — The Pawtucket Red Sox have hit a home run with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, according to PETA’'s ranking of the Top Five VegetarianFriendly AAA Minor League Ballparks. McCoy Stadium has taken the number three spot on PETA’s list. “McCoy Stadium has really stepped up to the plate and made all Pawtucket Red Sox fans feel welcome,” says PETA Director Ryan Huling. “And by offering so many different vegetarian and vegan foods, the park is providing everyone with healthy options when they go out to the old ballgame.” Healthy fare at the stadium cited by PETA includes hummus and pita chips, fresh fruit salad, fried greenbean straws, veggie burgers, and veggie dogs. The number one spot in the minors goes to the Omaha Storm Chasers’ Werner Park, where fans can chow down on black-bean burgers (vegans, hold the cheese), a hearty veggie dog, and the Philly Cheese Phake (again, vegans can just hold the cheese). Coca-Cola Field (Buffalo Bisons) in New York took second place, and rounding out the winners are Cheney Stadium (Tacoma Rainiers) in Washington and Herschel Greer Stadium (Nashville Sounds) in Tennessee. Honorable mentions go to AutoZone Park (Memphis Redbirds) in Tennessee and Raley Field (Sacramento River Cats) in California. In the major leagues, AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, took top honors, thanks in part to its tasty Field Roast frankfurter and portobello mushroom sandwich. The Pawtucket Red Sox will receive a framed certificate from PETA. To view the complete rankings, please see PETA’s minor league (http://www.peta.org/blog/peta-making-big-deal-minor-league-stadiums/) and major league (http://www.peta.org/blog/winnerspetas-2014-vegetarian-friendly-mlbstadium-rankings/) blog posts. 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Box 253, Manville, RI 02838 NEW ENGLAND WINDOW SIDING & REMODELING General Contracting Kitchen & Bath Remodeling • Replacement Windows Vinyl & Wood Siding • Decks • Additions & More Licensed & Insured in RI and MA FREE ESTIMATES CALL 1-800-696-7160 OR 508-478-7160 www.newsremodeling.com CLEAN UP & CLEAR OUT Sell those unwanted items $$$ CHEAP! $$$ This Special Available to Subscribers Only! Items Under $100 ..... FREE Items Under $250 ......$5.00 Items Under $500 ....$10.00 5 Lines / 7 Days • 2 items per household per week OVER 166,000 READERS Call one of our Classified Customer Service Reps The Call - 767-8503 or The Times - 365-1438 PRIVATE PARTY ONLY. NO VEHICLES OR PETS. BOSTON — Massachusetts children lead the nation in educational achievement and health insurance coverage and the Bay State has one of the lowest child poverty rates in the nation, according to a report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a Baltimore-based philanthropic organization. The report, based on 2012, the most recent data available, declared Massachusetts first in the nation for overall in child well-being. “While there’s still more we need to do to help our children achieve their full potential," stated Sen. Richard T. Moore, DUxbridge, Senate President Pro Tempore, who has been a staunch advocate of funding for early childhood education and children’s health programs. Moore was commenting on a just-released Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count report which studied economic, health, community and educational metrics. Massachusetts children improved in most areas, although their condition worsened over recent years in regards to childhood poverty, parental employment, single-parent households and children living in high-poverty areas. Economic factors well known to policy makers and aggravated by the Great Recession caused Massachusetts to slip in a few categories over recent years. The 15 percent of Bay State children in poverty in 2012 is a tick up from 2005, though well below the 23 percent of children living in poverty nationwide. In Massachusetts, 414,000 children, or 30 percent, had parents who lacked secure employment in 2012 compared to 26 percent in 2008. Independent rankings serve as sources of pride or embarrassment for the state officials. “The good news in the Kids Count Data Book is that, in the aggregate, Massachusetts does well by children because we have invested in education and health care,” Citizens for Public Schools President Ann O’Halloran said in a statement issued through the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center. “The bad news is that an opportunity gap exists for poor children and children of color — they need early education, small class sizes through the third grade, and learning experiences that support the needs of the whole child.” “The findings of this report validate many of the budget priorities that my Senate colleagues and I have advocated in recent years,” Moore noted. Among Moore’s budget and policy priorities are funding for early childhood education, childhood disease immunization, teen pregnancy prevention — especially for Southbridge, which has historically higher rates, and at-risk youth through programs such as the Boys and Girls Clubs in Blackstone and Dudley and the Milford Youth Center. As one of the architects of the landmark Massachusetts Health Reform Law, Moore has long been a recognized leader in efforts to gain access to health care for virtually every child in the state. The 1 percent, or 20,000 Massachusetts children, without health insurance in 2012, is compared to 7 percent nationwide. The Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics recently recognized Moore for his advocacy and lead- ership in the passage of “An Act establishing the Massachusetts Childhood Vaccine Program.” The bill establishes a Childhood Vaccine Trust Fund to provide kids who may not have otherwise received certain vaccines through the state immunization program with access to vaccinations for a list of preventable diseases. The law also enables the Commonwealth purchase the vaccines at a lower price in an effort to promote health care cost containment. Moore also established the Massachusetts Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care Program for seriously ill children, which has helped hundreds of Bay State children and their families face the crises of potentially fatal illness. In the new budget, Sen. Moore championed the establishment of a Massachusetts Down Syndrome Clinic in conjunction with the UMASS Memorial Children’s Medical Center that will provide comprehensive care services to Down Syndrome children in Central and Western Massachusetts. The majority of measurements showed cause for encouragement, however. High school students not graduating on time fell by a third from 2005 and 2006, when it was at 21 percent, to 14 percent in 2011 and 2012. Massachusetts had the lowest percentage of fourth graders not proficient in reading, 45 percent in 2013, and at 45 percent the lowest number of eighth graders not proficient in math that same year. Teens who abuse alcohol or drugs have fallen locally and nationally, as have teen births, which dropped pre- cipitously in Massachusetts and the country as a whole between 2005 and 2012. In Massachusetts in 2012 there were 14 teen births per 1,000 compared to 29 teen births per 1,000 nationwide. Massachusetts and New Hampshire had the lowest teen birth rates in 2012. “The continued decline in the teen birth rate in Massachusetts is a testament to the potential of youth, the strength of communities, and the positive investments in teen pregnancy prevention by policymakers,” said Elizabeth Peck, of the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy, in a statement, “However, the state wide average ignores the inequities in health outcomes for underprivileged groups in our state. We have a responsibility as a state to structure resources so that they more equitably serve communities and racial/ethnic minorities with teen birth rates well above the state average.” Other New England states followed close behind Massachusetts in the Kids Count rankings. Vermont was second, New Hampshire was fourth and Connecticut was seventh. Massachusetts scored below New Hampshire and 11 other states in the economic categories, topped the chart in education, ranked only below Iowa in health, and ranked eighth in family and community — a category where New Hampshire ranked first. Overall, Mississippi ranked lowest. For more information about Sen. Moore, visit www.senatormoore.com, or follow him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/senatormoore) or Twitter (www.twitter.com/SenDick Moore). DEM seeks proposals for $3.2M in water quality grants PROVIDENCE — The Department of Environmental Management announces that up to $3.2 million in grants are available for local water quality protection and restoration projects that abate nonpoint sources of pollution and improve storm water management. Funding for the grants includes $2.8 million from the Narragansett Bay and Watershed Protection Bond Fund, along with $400,000 from the federal Clean Water Act Section 319 program. Local, state and regional governmental agencies, as well as public schools, universities, and nonprofit watershed, environmental or conservation organizations, are eligible to apply for the grants. Nonpoint source pollution arises from many diverse sources, such as uncontrolled storm water runoff, cesspools and failing septic systems, and erosion due to land disturbances. DEM has identified surface water bodies in the state that are impaired because they do not meet applicable water quality standards and criteria. Many of these impairments are due to nonpoint sources of pollution. Reducing or preventing nonpoint source pollution often requires local implementation of site-specific projects and activities in accordance with water quality restoration plans. The newly available grant funds are aimed at supporting these efforts. Grant funding through the Narragansett Bay and Watershed Restoration Fund, which was approved by Rhode Island voters in 2012, will be provided for projects that seek to control the effects of nonpoint source pollution and improve storm water management. Water quality restoration projects should be based on prior characterization of the pollution sources adversely affecting water quality. Highest priority will be given to projects that implement regional actions that result in watershed-based solutions to abate nonpoint source impairments that have been characterized by a water quality restoration plan, and those that result in the development of sustainable funding mechanisms for storm water management. DEM encourages collaborative projects that address nonpoint source pollution abatement on a watershed or regional basis as appropriate. For example, municipalities and partners might work together to implement riparian buffer restoration actions such as pavement removal and planting projects or storm water retrofitting projects at several locations in a prioritized manner within a shared watershed. DEM is also seeking capital projects that strengthen local storm water management programs, including projects that enhance local capacity for storm water management through acquisition of vehicles and equipment; implement a best management practice identified through a DEM-approved storm water management plan; projects focusing on the mitigation, control or elimination of illicit connections to storm sewers; and the evaluation and/or development of a sustainable funding mechanism for storm water management. Habitat restoration projects are not eligible for funding under this grant round. In addition to the state grant funds, a limited amount of funding from federal Clean Water Act Implementation Grants is available for projects that implement eligible actions in three designated watersheds. They include the BristolKickemuit River Watershed Plan, which covers most of Bristol and the eastern portion of Warren; the Barrington-Palmer-Warren Rivers Watershed Plan, which covers a small portion of Bristol, eastern Warren, eastern Barrington and southeast East Providence; and the Aquidneck Island Watersheds Plan, which covers Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth. DEM’s Office of Water Resources will hold a public workshop on Wednesday, Aug. 6, to review the grant application process. All potential applicants are strongly encouraged to attend. The workshop will be held from 1 to 3: p.m. in Room 300 at DEM Headquarters, 235 Promenade St., Providence. Proposals must be submitted to DEM no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12. Proposals for state Narragansett Bay and Watershed Restoration Fund grants must be submitted to Jay Manning, P.E., principal sanitary engineer in DEM’s Office of Water Resources, 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908. He may be reached at 222-4700 ext. 7254 or via email at [email protected]. For further information contact Sue Kiernan at 222-4700, ext. 7600, or via email at [email protected]. Proposals for federal Clean Water Act 319 Program grants must be submitted to Betsy Dake, senior environmental planner in DEM’s Office of Water Resources, 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908. She may be reached at 222-4700, ext. 7230, or via email at [email protected] . For further information contact Ernie Panciera at 222-4700, ext. 7603, or via email at [email protected]. The request for proposals is available on DEM’s website at http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/finance/index.htm. The request for proposals is also posted on the state Office of Purchases website at www.purchasing.ri.gov/RIVIP/GrantS earch.asp B8 THE CALL Wednesday, July 23, 2014
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