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Marijuana Ordinance Stalled in City Council TONIGHT Showers, Cloudy. Low of 61. Search for The Westfield News The Westfield Search for The Westfield News TODAY IN WESTFIELD HISTORY: News “MEMORY Westfield350.com The WestfieldNews 1819 “Rough and Serving Westfield, Southwick, and surrounding Hilltowns IS “TMOREIME IS THE ONLY WEATHER Ready Fire Co.” INDELIBLECRITIC WITHOUT TONIGHT received its first fire THAN INK.” AMBITION.” Partly Cloudy. engine (hand hauled) Search for The Westfield JOHNNews STEINBECK Westfield350.comWestfield350.orgLow of 55. The Westfieldwww.thewestfieldnews.comNews — ANITA LOOS Serving Westfield, Southwick, and surrounding Hilltowns “TIME IS THE ONLY WEATHER VOL. 86 NO. 151 TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 CRITIC WITHOUT 75 cents VOL.TONIGHT 87 NO. 191 SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2018 75AMBITION Cents .” Partly Cloudy. JOHN STEINBECK Low of 55. www.thewestfieldnews.com MarijuanaVOL. 86 NO. 151 ordinanceTUESDAY, stalled JUNE 27, 2017 in City Council 75 cents By AMY PORTER amendment to the buffer zones, to add mits, was also brought forward by L&O Correspondent unless the Planning Board issues a spe- for a second reading and final passage. WESTFIELD – Two ordinances cial permit. Flaherty said the ZPD committee also regarding marijuana establishments in “In ZPD, we thought of keeping the discussed the process for a business to the City of Westfield were up for a sec- ordinance without allowing special per- get a license, and asked to work together ond reading and final passage at mit by the Planning Board,” said At-large with L&O on how to select vendors. Thursday’s City Council meeting after Councilor Dave Flaherty, who chairs the Flaherty also said that he would be vot- making their way through the Planning Zoning, Planning and Development ing no on all marijuana ordinances. “I’ve Board and the Legislative & Ordinance committee. been a scout leader for 30 years, and Committee. Figy said the Planning Board will have been telling the kids not to use rec- The first ordinance, amending Article issue special permits, but the City reational drugs,” Flaherty said. IV Section 4-90 zoning for Medical Council still controls where the shops are Figy did not oppose the motion to Marijuana Uses, combines medical and located in Industrial A. “It may never return the ordinance to committee, and recreational marijuana facilities and need to be used, but it may. I was said it would be considered at the next changes the location to only Industrial A, approached by a business in my Ward,” meeting on Sept. 12. eliminating the special use allowance in Figy said. The majority of the Council Also kept in committee for the next RALPH J. FIGY DAVID FLAHERTY Business B. The ordinance also prohibits voted for final passage of the ordinance L&O meeting was the resolution to Ward 2 Councilor At-large City Councilor sites within 500 feet of schools and 300 as amended. accept a local option excise tax on the feet from residential. The second marijuana ordinance, retail sale of marijuana at the maximum would like to explore what that he would like to see a Before passage of this ordinance, Ward which was more general and addressed allowed by the state of 3%. options are available for use portion of it directed to Parks 2 Councilor Ralph J. Figy proposed an hours of operation and numbers of per- Following the meeting, Figy said they of the 3% excise tax, adding & Recreation in the city. Sex offender notification By CARL E. HARTDEGEN victed of ten charges of indecent Correspondent assault and battery on a child less WESTFIELD – The Westfield than 14 years-of-age and four Police Department reports that a charges of rape and abuse of a city resident, Miguelito Rivera, child. 48, who has been designated a The Sex Offender Registry Level 3 offender by the Sex Board has determined that a Offender Registry Board, has Level 3 offender is at a moderate registered with the department. or high risk to re-offend and pub- Rivera is reported to be homeless lic safety is served by this notifi- but is in contact with a social cation. service agency at 86 Broad Street The community is being noti- Rivera is a Caucasian male fied because Rivera lives in five feet nine inches tall and Westfield. weighs 175 pounds. His eyes are He is not presently wanted by brown and his hair is black. any law enforcement agency for MIGUELITO In 2007, Maxwell was con- any offense. RIVERA The testing of the algae bloom took place on the southern part of Middle Pond on Traffic Advisory Congamond Lake. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick) WESTFIELD – A traffic advisory is being issued for Westfield beginning Friday morn- ing August 24, 2018 lasting until early Sunday August 26th. Algae bloom testing done Due to the annual Westfield Rotary Club’s Food Fest, which takes pace on Elm Street, certain traffic detours will be in effect on Congamond Lake throughout the duration of the event. Elm Street, from the intersection of School By GREG FITZPATRICK 70,000 and certainly within the treatable Street, north to the intersection of Franklin Correspondent range. The exact count is not able to be Street will be closed starting at 7am Friday SOUTHWICK – Algae bloom testing given out at this time. Mueller wanted to the 24th and will remain closed until the avoid expected congestion. was conducted on Congamond Lake on make the public aware that it’s never a early morning hours of Sunday August 26th Motorists traveling north can utilize Mechanic Wednesday. Solitude Lake Management, given when a toxic type of bacteria could after the conclusion and cleaning of the Street while those heading south can use who performs lake testing for the Town of affect you, as it could have an effect at any roadway. Washington Street. Both detour routes return Southwick, tested algae bloom after the time, or have no effect at all. Drivers are urged to seek alternate ways to travelers to routes 10 & 202. Southwick Lake Management Committee “You can come in contact with the same discovered algae bloom on the southern algae yesterday and today, and today have part of Middle Pond on August 10. no reaction to it, and tomorrow you can,” The testing took place on Wednesday said Mueller. and Middle Pond was re-opened Thursday In an effort to conduct more alum treat- to the public. ment for algae bloom testing on Lake Management Committee Congamond Lake for the future, the town Chairman Dick Grannells added that the of Southwick has requested a minimum of algae bloom is close to a culvert right near $1 million from the state, which would be the Saunders Marina. a part of Gov. Charlie Baker’s A blue and green slime, algae bloom Environmental Bond Bill and was signed forms when there is too much phosphorus by Baker last week. at the bottom of a lake. A type of bacteria, Humason acknowledged that he put algae bloom can sometimes transform money in the Environmental Bond Bill for into a toxic bacteria that would cause skin a dredger that would be used for allergies to any person that may come in Congamond Lake. The Town of Southwick contact with it. is expected to use part of that $1 million According to Eric Mueller of the Lake or more for the alum treatment. Management Committee, it all depends Regarded as a significant amount of on the exact kind of algae bloom that is funding, Grannells said that the alum found in the body of water. In this case on treatment would help prevent phospho- Middle Pond, Solitude found that it was rous from forming in Congamond Lake, Cyano algae bloom. In accordance with which is considered the main cause of the Massachusetts Department of algae bloom. A non-toxic material that can Environmental Protection, Cyano found help clarify drinking water, alum treat- in bodies of water that are tested at counts ment can prevent phosphorous from being Westfield Fair Opens over 70,000, are not allowed to be treated. released from the sediments at the bottom Amelia Bishop, 5, of Westfield gets her face painted by Kim Hatch during the Mueller noted that the counts for this of the lake. Algae bloom is known to be Westfield Fair Opening Day. See additional photos Page 7. (Photo by Marc St.Onge) particular algae bloom were not over decreased once phosphorus is reduced. Genesis Health Care to hold ribbon-cutting event By GREG FITZPATRICK “Everyone is looking forward to it,” Terrie Choquette, the Correspondent Executive Director of Genesis Health Care Center. WESTFIELD – A ribbon-cutting event will take place at Genesis According to Genesis Recreational Director Kathy Fila, Health Care Center on East Silver Street on Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan has been invited to the ribbon cut- The ribbon-cutting is for a new patio that was installed for the ting. residents of Genesis. A nursing home and rehabilitation center, Genesis takes care of As this will be the first patio at Genesis that residents will be both short-term and long-term residents. The Genesis of Westfield able to use for their own leisure, the unveiling is creating excite- is one of 450 different Genesis centers across 30 states in the Genesis Health Care Center in Westfield. (Photo from ment. United States. Genesis Health Care) PAGE 2 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2018 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS Free WRWA Events at the Southwick Senior WHS freshman orientation On August 23, 2018, from 9-11 am, the Teachers, Guidance Flyfishing Clinic Westfield Athenaeum Center Trips and Administration of Westfield High school invite all incoming The Westfield River Watershed TOE JAM PUPPET BAND: Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge, freshman and their parents to join us for an orientation.
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