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'This Thing's for Real' The Westfield NewsSearch for The Westfield News Westfield350.com The WestfieldNews Serving Westfield, Southwick, and surrounding Hilltowns “TIME IS THE ONLY WEATHER CRITIC WITHOUT TONIGHT AMBITION.” Partly Cloudy. JOHN STEINBECK Low of 55. www.thewestfieldnews.com VOL. 86 NO. 151 $1.00 THURSDAY,TUESDAY, DECEMBER JUNE 27, 2017 17, 2020 VOL. 75 cents 89 NO. 302 Southwick Gov. Baker: schools keeping ‘This thing’s ‘Snow Days’ for real’ By HOPE E. TREMBLAY Editor SOUTHWICK – The Southwick- Tolland-Granville Regional School Residents urged Committee has not changed its “Snow Day” policy and when a snow day is declared, there will be no in-person or not to gather remote learning. Superintendent Jennifer C. Willard said Dec. 15 that with the pending for holidays snowstorm this week, many families By HOPE E. TREMBLAY were asking if there would be snow Editor days. BOSTON – Gov. Charlie D. Baker Dec. 15 implored “We’re going forward with good, It’s Santa! Massachusetts residents to remain vigilant in the fight old-fashioned snow days,” she said Above, Aurora Thielen hands letters to Santa to one of Santa’s helpers at against COVID-19 and to learn from the post-Thanks- during the regional School Committee Sunday’s drive-by event held by the Pottery Cellar. The Pottery Cellar at Mill at giving spike and stay home for the holidays. meeting Tuesday. Crane Pond hosted a drive-by Santa event Dec. 13. Children left letters for Baker, along with Secretary of Health and Human Some neighboring communities Santa and enjoyed hot cocoa and donuts. Collections were also taken for the Services Marylou Sudders and Massachusetts General have created a COVID policy and food pantry. See additional photos Page 2. (MARC ST. ONGE/THE WESTFIELD Hospital Registered Nurse Melissa Jocelyn spoke dur- NEWS) ing a press conference about vaccines, the increase in See Snow Days, Page 3 cases since Thanksgiving and celebrating the holidays much differently this year. Baker said despite weeks’ worth of warnings not to gather for Thanksgiving, many people did just that and the number of positive cases increased drastically. The pre-Thanksgiving daily average was roughly 2,400 new Powder Mill School returns to remote learning cases. “The seven-day average on Dec. 1 was about 2,444 back for the first time since Nov. 7. cases,” Baker said. “Eight days later – 13 days after School reopened Students up to grade 4 returned to school Thanksgiving – it doubled to nearly 4,800 cases per buildings for fully in-person learning Dec. day.” for two days before 13, along with Cohort C students in grades Baker said Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas and New five and six. Cohort A and B students in Year’s gatherings should be cancelled. a COVID case grades five and six, as well as all students “We can’t have them be the kind of consequential at Southwick Regional School, remained event that Thanksgiving was in Massachusetts and we shut it down again fully remote. need the help of everybody so we don’t have a repeat . Woodland Elementary School remains . we just saw that movie,” he said. open for in-person learning. By HOPE E. TREMBLAY Baker said it is a sacrifice made now so that next year Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional Editor there will be a return to the normal celebrations and Superintendent Jennifer C. Willard told the SOUTHWICK — Powder Mill School asked residents to celebrate only with those living in School Committee Dec. 15 that she made is closed for in-person learning again, their household. the decision to go back to fully remote just two days after welcoming students “This is once,” he said. “One time, one month, for after a Cohort C Powder Mill student test- one year. Next year we will probably be able to cele- ed positive. Willard said it was the school’s brate the holidays like we used to, but not this year.” first positive case in three weeks and while ERIN CARRIER Sudders echoed Baker’s remarks and said people Southwick is still considered “red” on the Powder Mill School Principal need to modify their holidays, suggesting virtual carol COVID-19 map, “we are definitely going singing, preparing meals at home and dropping off in the right direction.” home Monday because either they or a plates to people’s doorsteps and using low-risk shop- Willard said everyone agrees in-person member of the household was sick with ping options. learning cannot be replaced. COVID symptoms. Baker, Sudders and Jocelyn all expressed concern “To do this, it’s going to take all of us,” “I cannot stress enough do not send chil- about the potential strain on hospitals across the state. she said. dren to school if they are not feeling well,” While half of Massachusetts residents who tested posi- In a letter to families Tuesday, Willard Carrier stated, noting that the school staff tive for the virus have no or few symptoms, half said the student who tested positive had is working hard and taking precautions to became very ill. Baker said currently there are 1,788 not returned to the building, however the keep the building clean and safe. COVID-19 positive patients in hospitals in the switch to fully remote was required per the “But we do not want another complica- Commonwealth, with 354 of them in intensive care. Memorandum of Agreement with the tion by introducing infection into the “Prior to Thanksgiving, our positive test rate was teacher’s union. space.,” she said. “We all want in person around 2-3%. The current test rate is 5.7%,” he said, Powder Mill Principal Erin Carrier sent learning to happen and it will only contin- adding that this has contributed to an influx of hospital- an email to parents Dec. 14, the first day ue if we make the safety and wellbeing of izations. “This 84% increase, I don’t need to tell any- back in school, imploring them to keep the school community a priority.” body, are not just numbers. Families have lost loved their children home “if there is even the Willard said Dec. 18 is the last day of ones, people’s lives have been shattered . this thing’s slightest chance that someone in your learning before the holiday break and she for real.” JJENNIFER C. WILLARD house has COVID, do not risk the entire would communicate reopening plans with Baker said “hope is around the corner in dry ice in Southwick-Tolland-Granville classroom by sending your child in.” families before school is back in session the form of the vaccine.” He said Massachusetts began Regional School Superintendent Carrier said several children were sent Jan. 4, 2021. receiving vaccines this week and expects 300,000 by the end of the year. Baker said everyone needs to remain diligent in wearing masks, avoiding gatherings, distancing from one another and following good hygiene. He said fol- Committee considers enlarging school footprint lowing those guidelines and getting vaccinated when available also helps keep healthcare workers safe. By AMY PORTER a driveway if that’s what we decide to do, Staff Writer accessing the school off of Franklin Street, See Holidays, Page 3 WESTFIELD – Mayor Donald F. Humason Route 20,” Humason said. Jr. Dec. 15 reported to the Franklin Avenue He said while the sale is not final, it School Building Committee about progress looks very good. A neighboring house to made on potentially enlarging the footprint for that property that is also for sale is cur- the new school. rently under contract with another buyer. Humason said the owner of an abutting prop- The committee also tracked down the erty at 127 Franklin St. that is for sale has owners of a small triangular parcel in the agreed to sell to the City of Westfield. He said field behind the Franklin Avenue School, this property, which is a large L-shaped parcel, which they learned is owned by the state is the one they were most interested in, and and is under the control of the Armory. would allow them more room for building and Humason said he is talking to Adjutant the option of an entrance to the school on General Gary Keefe about purchasing that Franklin Street. parcel as well. “It’s a good piece for us to be able to purchase “We’re really looking to clean up that because it creates a much bigger frontage and MAYOR DONALD piece so it’s entirely ready for the school Meliss Jocelyn, RN, speaks during Gov. Charlie D. more area to build the school, as well as to build F. HUMASON, JR. project,” Humason said. Baker’s Dec. 15, 2020 press conference. (SCREENSHOT) Follow us on Social Media 2 Free St. | Westteld, MA (413) 568-9251 | Rockys.com PAGE 2 - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS Santa Drive-By at Pottery Cellar With mom Emily Surprise looking on, Annalisia Surprise collects a donation for the Westfield Food Pantry at Pottery Cellar owner Dawn Whitehill hands a donut to Nicole Santa and his helper stay safe while greeting families at the Pottery Cellar drive by Sunday. (MARC ST. Sunday’s Santa Drive-by held at the Pottery Cellar. (MARC Trembley during Sunday’s Santa Drive-by. (MARC ST. ONGE/THE ONGE/THE WESTFIELD NEWS) ST. ONGE/THE WESTFIELD NEWS) WESTFIELD NEWS) Police Logs Court Logs Major crime and Westfield District Court brought by the Westfield police. He admitted to facts sufficient Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 for a guilty finding for a charge of reckless operation of a motor incident report vehicle. He was found not responsible for charges of having an Thursday, Dec.
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