Southwick Police Host First National Night
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The event includes activities for families, Assistant Managing Editor hot dogs, hamburgers and ice cream. SOUTHWICK – Police Chief Kevin A. Bishop According to organizer Det. Sgt. Thomas Krutka, the invites the entire community to the town’s first National Night Out includes visitors from Security Forces from Night Out Aug. 28 at Prifti Park. Barnes Air National Guard base, the One Call Away “This is Southwick’s first time participating in this Foundation and the Hampden County Sheriff’s event and we really hope people will come out and meet Department. The Westfield Police Cadets will be on Southwick’s police officers, get to know their neighbors hand to create child identification kits (finger printing), and make it an annual event,” said Bishop. police will offer free car seat inspections, static displays Communities around the country participate in the from both the Southwick Police and Fire departments as National Night Out, typically the second Tuesday in well as the Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts August, to promote community-building and partner- State Police Air Wing and Interstate Towing. Live enter- ships between residents and the local police department. tainment will be provided by Sam and Jeff Acoustic Due to trainings, the SPD opted to host the event later from 6-8 p.m. in the month. “This is something we have wanted to do for some “National Night Out enhances the relationship time,” said Krutka. “It’s a way to bring the community between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing together and connect with police officers. And it’s a fun back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it pro- night out in town.” vides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors Southwick’s National Night Out is from 5-9 p.m. at together under positive circumstances,” stated Bishop in Prifti Park, located between Town Hall and the public a written release. safety complex, on Wednesday Aug. 28. The Southwick Fire Department is joining the SPD Free Parking will be available at both the Town Hall Wednesday and will unveil its new tower truck to the and behind the Police and Fire departments. Southwick K-9 Officer Michael Westcott with K-9 General, pictured wear- ing a party hat for his birthday. (Photo courtesy of Southwick Police Department) Relocating Wyben one-room schoolhouse considered By PETER CURRIER Staff Writer WESTFIELD- The Historical Commission is floating the idea of physical- ly moving the Wyben one- room schoolhouse from its current location to a lot in downtown Westfield due to the inaccessibility of its cur- rent spot. Historical Commission Chair Cindy Gaylord said they determined that there is not enough money to main- tain the school in its current location. In a conversation with Tammy Tefft, Westfield’s director of pur- chasing, she put out the idea of moving the building to the vacant lot directly north of the Westfield Whip Museum building. “I just think it would be a great destination for it,” said Gaylord, noting that the downtown location and the proximity to other historical sites would be perfect for it. She later added that there are allegedly some Native American artifacts that have been found down by the river close to the proposed site, adding to the historic nature of the area. The Historical Commission is responsible for the build- ing, although a local family has offered to purchase the schoolhouse on its current land on Montgomery Road. Gaylord said that the offer is up in the air because they are unsure if the family has the The Wyben one-room schoolhouse. (Photo submitted) funds for it as well. The desire to move the sewer and bathroom additions Westfield. Money has been of the building and making it The size of the building “It’s just a pipe dream but building stems from its cur- that need to be paid for. The put into maintaining the build- more accessible downtown makes the idea of physically it’s just not going to happen rent location being unreach- Historical Commission is not ing over the years, but Gaylord will allow more funds to be moving it far more feasible, out there,” said Gaylord, “No able by school bus, which allowed to conduct fundrais- said that a historical architect put into it with more people with it just being one room. one drives by that. No one eliminates the ability for ing for the schoolhouse due to surveyed the building and paying to go inside. Gaylord noted that the histor- sees it, so we need the visibil- schools to have field trips to city rules. determined that it would cost “That [current] site won’t ic Dewey House in Westfield ity.” the building as the Historical She also said that the a lot more to maintain than work for us,” said Gaylord, also underwent a similar loca- Gaylord noted that Carol Commission intends. Wyben Schoolhouse is the originally thought. “We can’t get a septic system tion transfer, although it did Martin of the Westfield Whip Gaylord said that the only remaining, intact one- The commissions logic is in there and there is no place not have to go quite as far as Museum was open to the idea schoolhouse is in need of room schoolhouse in that increasing the visibility for buses for the children.” the schoolhouse may. of a new historical neighbor. New Name. Same Great Care. NEWLY Renovated BH Urgent Care Westfield - NOW OPEN 57 Union Street | Westfield Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-7pm Saturday & Sunday, 8am-5pm 413-564-5267 | BaystateHealthUrgentCare.org PAGE 2 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS Historical Commission seeks to host more 350 lectures By PETER CURRIER first and final of the Westfield 350 Staff Writer lectures, may also return to discuss WESTFIELD — The Historical the missionaries from Westfield Commission announced Monday it who traveled to Hawaii. would like to host four or five more “I was looking, it’s amazing how Westfield 350 Historical Lectures in many congregational churches are the coming months. in Hawaii. It’s because of the mis- While Commission Chair Cindy sionaries from Westfield who went Gaylord emphasized that nothing there in the 1800s,” said Gaylord. was set in stone yet, she said that The First Congregational Church’s they had reached out to some poten- organist, Allen Taylor, offered to tial lecturers who may be willing do deliver a lecture as well. Taylor has participate. The plan is to continue done a lot of research on the archi- hosting the lectures on Wednesdays tecture of the church and has offered at 6:30 p.m. in the First to give a lecture on that topic. Congregational Church. Gaylord floated the idea of tying in “The Westfield 350th Historical the architecture of other churches in Lecture Committee has chosen to the city as well. host four or five more lectures in the Gaylord said that Harry Rock sug- Fall of 2019 and Spring of 2020,” gested a lecture on all of the old said Gaylord in a written letter, “The burying grounds located around public response was so positive that Westfield. She noted that Rock we wanted to continue the momen- asked her to do it, but she said that tum of the 2018-2019 lectures.” Robert Brown would be a good Fourteen lectures were held over choice as well. the course of the Westfield 350th The final suggestion was to have birthday celebrations. Each lecture Police Capt. Michael McCabe give touched upon a specific part of the a lecture on the Pure Foods Murder, city’s history and was delivered by the only unsolved murder in local historians, professors, or long- Westfield’s history. A college pro- time residents. fessor was found shot dead in his The commissioners discussed the home in Westfield in 1940. Captain possible lecturers, some of whom McCabe happens to be giving a lec- had given one of the lectures earlier ture on the same topic at the this year. Athenaeum on Wednesday, where Walter Powell, who gave a lecture he said he may be presenting new on the life of Reverend Edward evidence in the case. Taylor, has offered to come back to Gaylord said that McCabe’s lec- discuss the Western Massachusetts ture on Wednesday is expected to be involvement in the American Civil sold out with 125 seats, so there War. would be enough interest to do Dr. Robert Brown delivering a lecture titled “A History of Downtown Westfield” to a packed crowd. (Photo by Lori Robert Brown, who gave both the another one. 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