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Clothes, School Supplies Offered Free for Families in Need Search for The Westfield News Westfield350.comTheThe Westfield WestfieldNews News 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 TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 75 cents $1.00 THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020 VOL. 89 NO. 194 Senior Center’s Clothes, school focus now on supplies offered free alternative for families in need By LORI SZEPELAK Beal. Beal’s husband, Merle, programming Correspondent serves as church pastor. WESTFIELD – Throughout the “We want to help people any By AMY PORTER year, members of the Community way we can,” said Orell, noting Staff Writer Church of Westfield are reaching church members have been gath- WESTFIELD – Council on Aging Executive Director out and helping others, and on ering over several nights to orga- Tina Gorman said while the Senior Center has no plans Aug. 15, they will open their doors nize all of the clothing and school for reopening, they continue to serve more than 100 for a “Back to School Clothes supplies that will be offered. meals curbside to seniors, and their focus is now on Closet and School Supply For families coming to alternative programming. Giveaway.” Saturday’s event, everyone will be Gorman said she met with The free offering for families in required to wear a face mask. three members of the Health need is slated from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. “We will have someone stand- Department in late July. “We at the church at 170 Elm St. ing in the outside doorway to ask just all agreed that it wouldn’t be “With the economic impact of everyone to social distance while safe for the seniors to open.” the pandemic this year, we know a standing in line,” said Orell, not- “The Governor keeps saying Ellen Orell, a member of the Community Church lot of people are out of work and ing there will be a door to enter the minimize group gatherings. The of Westfield, organizes school supplies that will be don’t have the money to buy building and a separate door to whole purpose of the Senior given away to families in need on Aug. 15 as part clothes and supplies for school,” exit. Center is to gather.” Gorman of a “Back to School Clothes Closet and School said Karen Orell, who is the event said that most of the other Supply Giveaway.” (KAREN ORELL PHOTO) co-coordinator along with Jean See Families In Need, Page 3 Western Mass directors, who TINA GORMAN meet together on a group confer- Executive Director ence call every two weeks to of the Westfield share ideas, are following suit. Council on Aging “For what we would have to do, and the few number of peo- Businesses sought for ‘Discover Westfield’ episodes ple we would accommodate, it doesn’t make sense,” By LORI SZEPELAK For Stomski, the idea for the show has area and businesses were struggling – Gorman said. For the meal program, they would only be Correspondent been in the makings for years. and some closing – Stomski and Peter able to accommodate 35 people inside, in the space WESTFIELD – For independently “Years ago, then mayor Dan Knapik Cowles, who serves as manager of they’re using to put together the to-go meals, and they owned and operated businesses in the had a public access show where he Westfield Community Access Television, would have to clean and sanitize in between. city, a new marketing outlet is available would visit local businesses to show talked seriously about the idea. “The meal program is going gangbusters, which is on Westfield Community Programming them off,” said Stomski, noting the show “We decided now would be the time to great,” she said, adding that they’ve had as many as 150 Channel 15. was produced by the Communications start this project since many businesses seniors participate. The take-out meals, prepared by the The new program is titled “Discover Department at Westfield State University. were closed down for several months Senior Center kitchen staff, are available for $3, Monday Westfield” and will be hosted by Harry “I had been wanting to resurrect the and are now struggling to stay open,” through Friday with curbside pick-up. Those who wish Rock and Ken Stomski. Stomski and show for over a year, but never had a said Stomski. “We felt it would be Rock are hopeful that episodes will push to do it,” he added. See Senior Center, Page 3 begin airing in mid-September. Once the coronavirus pandemic hit the See Discover Westfield, Page 3 Cannabis processing business to focus on site buildout, hopes for early 2021 opening By AMY PORTER submit architectural plans to the wholesale to other businesses. Staff Writer Cannabis Control Commission,” Wong said it’s been an interesting WESTFIELD – Kevin Wong, Wong said, adding that they are ride since they received a special vice president of marketing for now in discussion with a local permit from the Planning Board in Clean Technique, Inc. at 32 Char Westfield construction company for May 2019, and a Host Community Road said now that the cannabis the work, a discussion he said is Agreement was reached with the processing business received its going well. Mayor and City Council in provisional license from the Clean Technique (cleantech- September. A total of 3% of the Cannabis Control Commission in niquelabs.com), which falls into the revenue will go to the city under the June, their focus is on getting the product manufacturing category of agreement. site construction going. the cannabis industry, will focus on “Quite honestly, this whole “It’s very structured the way the the extraction, isolation and purifi- licensing process has made it clear Clean Technique, Inc. (L-R) Kevin Wong, Robert Parvere, Tym Wowk and process goes. You can’t begin the cation of therapeutic compounds how fortunate we are to have such a Tony Gallo at the Planning Board hearing in 2019. (THE WESTFIELD NEWS buildout until you get the provi- within cannabis into a pharmaceuti- FILE PHOTO) sional license, then you have to cal quality cannabis oil, to sell See Cannabis, Page 5 Kiwanis nips Sons of Erin in a Lil thriller By CHRIS PUTZ Michelucci to left field made it 4-0. Kiwanis committed consecutive infield Sports Editor Sons of Erin delivered a loud response. errors, the second of which resulted in a WESTFIELD – While the number of Lead-off batter Peter Szenda was hit game-tying run. Sons took a 5-4 lead on games remaining in the Westfield Little by a pitch. Ben Daley reached on an a two-out McGrievey single to center League Baseball season continue to error. No. 3 hitter Keith Drzyzga drove field. wane, there is no shortage of thrills and in both runners with a booming triple to Kiwanis squeaked out a tying run in chills. right field. Drzyzga then scored on a the top of the fourth off Sons of Erin On Tuesday, Kiwanis and Sons of Erin Jack McGrievey sac-fly RBI. reliever Ben Daley before Daley settled waged a battle of epic proportions before Despite both offenses attacking the into a groove. Pouliot drew a lead-off Kiwanis slipped past Sons 7-6 at Ralph ball with regularity in the early going, walk, advanced on consecutive wild E. Sanville Memorial Field. both starting pitchers soon settled in. pitches, and scored on a fielder’s choice Both teams came out with a purpose. While two batters reached base in the when Kenyon put the ball in play. Daley Kiwanis immediately loaded the bases second, both courtesy of infield errors, struck out the next two batters to end the in the top of the first inning with a bunt Sons of Erin pitcher Tyler Neal allowed threat though. single from Josiah Pouliot, an infield no hits and struck out one batter. Kiwanis Kiwanis pitcher Sean Aponte followed single from Austin Kenyon, and a walk pitcher, Michelucci struck out three of up Daley’s mound appearance with a from Carsen Michelucci. Owen McIsaac the four batters he faced. dandy of his own. Aponte retired three drove in the game’s first run with line In the third, Neal retired the side 1-2-3 batters on just four pitches, forcing three Jacob Barnes makes it to first base for Kiwanis Club as the drive single that zipped through the right with the first two batters going down on straight ground outs in the city’s most ball just scoots past Sons of Erin’s Evan Miller (4) at first side. With two outs, Pouliot laced a line Ks. efficient half-inning outing of the year. base in a Westfield Little League Baseball game Tuesday drive single through the left side, scoring In the bottom half of the inning, mis- night at Ralph E. Sanville Memorial Field. (MARC ST.ONGE/ two runs. A run-scoring single from takes fueled Sons of Erin’s comeback. See Little League, Page 6 THE WESTFIELD NEWS) - Dream in Color - 2 Free Street | Westteld, MA (413) 568-9251 | Rockys.com PAGE 2 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS Maggie Balch appointed Westfield State University’s Dean of Students WESTFIELD — Westfield State students, staff, and faculty I have met Massachusetts Dartmouth. University has appointed Maggie Balch and a sincere investment in the holistic Founded in 1839 by Horace Mann, as Dean of Students. She will report to development of students. I am eager to Westfield State University is an educa- Vice President for Student Affairs Gloria meet everyone and become involved in tion leader committed to providing every Lopez, Ed.D., and will oversee the stu- such a dynamic and engaged generation of students with a learning dent activities and leadership, student community.”Balch most recently served experience built on its founding principle conduct, residential engagement and the in a similar position for the past five as the first public co-educational college Career Center.
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