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Residents Complete Emergency Response 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 TUESDAY,TUESDAY, APRIL JUNE 27, 20, 2017 2021 VOL.75 cents 90 NO. 92 Westfield High School offers credit recovery opportunity this week By AMY PORTER Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Westfield High School Principal Charles Jendrysik said the school will be offering students who failed certain required courses the first semester an opportunity to make up the credits during April vacation week. The program, a first for the high school, will be targeting a number Graduation was held Saturday for new members of the Westfield Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Front of one-semester courses, includ- row: Matt Warren, Al Giguere, Jr., Kathy Dubuque, Jason Polan, and Charlie Smith; back row: Kathy Hillman, Shannon ing several English language arts Chiba, Assistant Director Melissa Blain, Director Steve Malochleb, Jain Makepeace, and Alfiya K. (MARC ST.ONGE/THE courses, physical education and WESTFIELD NEWS) financial literacy. “A lot of them are school requirements. We wanted to help students with the courses we knew they needed to pass in order to CERT: Residents complete graduate,” Jendrysik said. The school will run full days Tuesday to Saturday, due to the Patriot’s Day Monday holiday. emergency response training Jendrysik said he was encour- CHARLES aged by having over 50 students JENDRYSIK By HOPE E. TREMBLAY “My hope is to have at least 50 mem- Psychology 101 to not only deal with the sign up for the week. “That’s real- Westfield High School Editor bers of CERT,” Malochleb said. “Our public, but also self-psychology in how ly great, it shows the students still Principal WESTFIELD – The city has 10 new- last class was in 2010 and had about 20 to deal with emergency situations.” care and are willing to give up ly-trained members of its Community people. CERT hasn’t been used and I Malochleb said there is an interest their April vacation,” he said, add- Emergency Response Team (CERT). have already spoken to Police Chief among the recent graduates to advance ing this gives them an opportunity to get back on track. City Emergency Management Director [Lawrence P.] Valliere about how CERT their training in search and rescue. He Summer school director Andrew Joseph will be running the Steve Malochleb certified the 10 volun- can help.” added that the Massachusetts Emergency program. “It’s very similar to summer school. These are full teers during the April 10 graduation cer- Malochleb said CERT members are Management Agency offers a course on day classes, multiple hours that the students are doing to go emony at The Church of the Atonement. trained to respond to disasters as well as chainsaw usage that CERT members can and get their credits,” he said. Malochleb said he was proud of the be a support at community events. take. Johnson said during the week the teachers are going to come group and hopes to utilize the CERT “They are trained in first aid, trauma, “When there are trees down – like the up with something creative that will address the standards over members throughout the year. He also splints, stop the bleed, CPR, how to use October storm of 2011 – we can go in 30 hours, the typical session of summer school. Physical edu- hopes to have another class of 10 starting an AED, fire suppression and more,” cation will cover health, wellness, and fitness through different soon. Malochleb said. “And they are taught See CERT, Page 5 games, and the English language arts plan is “awesome,” according to Johnson. “They’ll be doing some writing projects, engaging students Council accepts grants for Airport, See Credit, Page 5 Fire Dept. and Council on Aging By AMY PORTER $50,000 for sliding glass doors for the Staff Writer Westfield Senior Center. He said the Writers’ series: WESTFIELD — The City Council donation came through the Friends of the approved an Airport Coronavirus Relief Westfield Senior Center from an estate to ‘Face of Truth’ Grant from the Federal Aviation the Council on Aging. The Westfield Senior Center will be Administration for $57,152 at its meeting Figy said current doors are too cum- receiving new sliding glass doors thanks on April 15. Finance chair Ralph J. Figy bersome and heavy for seniors to open, (Editor’s note: With the COVID-19 pandemic one-year to a bequest. (THE WESTFIELD NEWS asked for immediate consideration of the and the ADA button has been used so mark already observed, we asked members of the WhipCity PHOTO) time sensitive grant, which has no city much, it is worn out. He said the $50,000 Wordsmiths to share their thoughts on how their lives and match. He said its purpose was to prepare will purchase the doors, remove old started due to delays in ordering materi- perspectives have changed – and as always – their insight and respond to the coronavirus. doors and install the new doors. als. “I agree 100 percent – gift donations into everyday life is illuminating. Today’s submission in the Immediate consideration and approval “Doesn’t this seem like something the should be used for services not building ongoing writers’ series is by Melissa Volker.) was also given for a grant to the Fire city should be budgeting for,” asked City maintenance. The city should be taking Department from the Executive Office of Council President Brent B. Bean, II, add- care of its own buildings,” he added. By LORI SZEPELAK Public Safety and Security for $11,929 ing that he was concerned to use a gift “We’re not talking about a mainte- Correspondent for combustible gas and carbon dioxide like that for building maintenance. nance issue, this is changing the doors to WESTFIELD-Melissa Volker is an award-winning author meters for the safety of firefighters. This Figy said it could be a budget open, but something more functional,” said Ward 5 whose debut novel, “Delilah of Sunhats Swans,” was praised grant also had no city match. to have it donated benefits all. He said Councilor John J. Beltrandi, III. Ward 6 Figy also asked for immediate consid- they hope to have the doors installed by by Alice Fulton, Guggenheim Fellow Poet, who said, eration to accept a gift donation of the time they open, and want to get See Grants, Page 5 “Delilah … is a charmer, a being blessed with a charisma as mysterious as it is luminous. You won’t soon forget her.” Volker has written literary fiction, and “unconventional, genre-bending YA” that seeks to explore the lives of teens and young adults through the use of imaginative storytelling that plays with reality through magic and surrealism. She has Theatre Group is back with fall productions both self-published and published through the local small this point,” said Farrell. press, Otherwords Press. Spring 2022 musical proposals sought The Westfield Theatre A self-proclaimed “geekgrrl” and “proud HufflePuff,” Group production of “She Volker is a Marvel fanatic who “loves” sci-fi, video games, By LORI SZEPELAK cosplay, and builds dragon puppets as her alter ego, Correspondent Loves Me” will be staged in December at the Westfield MyrlnSong. WESTFIELD — This fall, “I love words that transcend and reach that part of you we the curtain will once again go Woman’s Club. “She Loves Me” explores all know is there but cannot describe,” she said, adding, “that up as Westfield Theatre part of us so deeply, painfully human.” Group productions take cen- the life of Georg Nowack, manager of Maraczek’s ter stage at the Westfield See Writer’s Series, Page 5 Woman’s Club. Parfumerie, who becomes John Farrell, chairperson two one-act plays by Steve ketball,” said Henderson. “ruffled” when his boss hires for the Westfield Theatre Henderson, and the produc- “However, there is a lot more the headstrong Amalia Balash Group (WTG), added that tion of “She Loves Me” to his visit than that.” as a salesgirl. Without giving directors interested in show- which was originally sched- Henderson promises the too much away about the casing a spring 2022 musical uled to run in March 2020. Morse brothers “hilariously” show, Nowack learns he and have until May 1 to submit a The one-act plays by unravel a gut-wrenching tale. Balash are anonymous lonely proposal. Henderson are titled Production dates for hearts penpals. “We are always looking for “Spontaneous Combustion” Henderson’s plays are set for On a related note, a free new people that would like to and “Morse Code.” Oct. 8, 9, 15 and 16. virtual Broadway Trivia direct shows for our spring “Spontaneous Combustion “We will have auditions for Night is slated April 24 at and fall productions,” said occurs in three hilarious Steve’s show in June,” said 7:30 p.m., and participants Farrell. “If you have a show scenes – a grocery store, a Farrell, adding, “Auditions can sign up by sending an you are passionate about, restaurant, and a counselor’s most likely will be virtual but email to please contact us with the office,” said Henderson, add- we are abiding by state WestfieldTheatreChair@ show you would like to pro- ing, “many surprises at each.” COVID guidelines.” gmail.com. pose and how and why you Henderson said the second A person does not need to “After the success of our would like to do that show.” show tells the story of two become a member of the first Broadway themed trivia The WTG is a department brothers, each facing a terri- WTG to audition, but if they night in December, we are of the Westfield Woman’s ble situation that the other are cast and accept a role, back with another trivia night Club, located on Court Street.
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