Three City-Owned Homes to Be Auctioned July 24
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The other two, she said, Correspondent may be better fit for a total reha- WESTFIELD- Three houses in bilitation. Westfield will be offered in a public “I think it’s a fantastic opportu- auction on Wednesday, July 24 at 1 nity for an investor, developer, or p.m. in City Council Chambers. builder to come in and rehabilitate The three city-owned properties and fix the properties,” said that will be up for auction are 27 Sullivan. She added that there are Malone Ave., 60 Lewis Road, and 3 no liens on any of the properties. Dubois St. The auction will be held The Malone Avenue house is a by Sullivan and Sullivan Auctioneers 1,232 square-foot living space LLC. Marianne Sullivan, president duplex with 10 total rooms, includ- and auctioneer of Sullivan and The property of 60 Lewis Road. Sullivan said the house ing six bedrooms and two bath- Sullivan, said that the only property The duplex at 27 Malone Avenue. Sullivan said that of may not be fit for living, but a developer or investor rooms. The assessed value of the of the three that may be suitable to the three homes, this will be the only one available for could purchase the property to do a total rehabilitation. live in would be the Malone Avenue viewing and is in the best shape. (Photo by Peter Currier) (Photo by Peter Currier) See City-Owned Homes, Page 3 Whip City Blandford Travelers announces take to the Whip City Fiber road in style will bring By LORI SZEPELAK The Annual Southwick Fireworks is set for July 20. (WNG File Photo) Correspondent WESTFIELD — Linda Powers and Janice broadband to Rakouskas have been friends since their first job as service order clerks for the New England Telephone Co. in Springfield in 1968, and while Donations town by 2020 their schedules can still be hectic at times, they By AMY PORTER reserve at least one day each year for a “fun Correspondent getaway.” BLANDFORD – Peter Langmore of the Blandford That getaway this summer for Powers and Municipal Light Board has announced that the Blandford Rakouskas was a Whip City Travelers trip to the still needed Municipal Light Plant (MLP) has chosen Whip City Fiber, a Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant in division of Westfield Gas & Electric, as the Internet Service Newport, R.I. on July 1 – along with close to 50 Provider (ISP) for the town. Blandford will own the network. other area residents who boarded a King Ward Langmore said anyone who had paid $49 to WiredWest is Coach Lines bus at 8:30 a.m. from a parking lot for Southwick entitled to a refund by submitting a written request to on Casimir Street. Powers also serves as presi- WiredWest. Instructions to receive the refund are posted on dent of Whip City Travelers. the town website at townofblandford.com. Langmore said Powers, of Westfield, and Rakouskas of refunds are being mailed, adding, “I got mine.” Indian Orchard, especially enjoyed the special Langmore said he first started working on getting broad- connection they had with the title of the play, fireworks band to Blandford in 2015, when WiredWest first organized. “Always A Bridesmaid,” which was a featured By HOPE E. TREMBLAY He credits the work the cooperative did in organizing the attraction of the trip that also included an exten- Correspondent towns, saying they were absolutely essential to getting it sive luncheon buffet featuring lobster, mussels SOUTHWICK – The Southwick Civic Fund will host a public started. Langmore said Jim Drawe of Chesterfield in particu- in wine, clam chowder and Creole shrimp and fireworks display July 20, but donations are still needed to celebrate lar spent countless hours on the project. rice. Following the hour-long performance, an the summer with a bang. Now, 20 of the towns originally in WiredWest have decided energetic cabaret show closed out the afternoon Organizer Elizabeth Deedy said the fireworks cost around to go with Westfield Gas & Electric as their ISP, and the in Newport. $10,000, depending on the selection. The group hopes to raise utilities are working on each town in sequence. Both women had served as bridesmaids for $12,000 for this year’s celebration, which includes activities at “We should start seeing crews in town late in the year,” each other and loved reminiscing of those spe- Whalley Park. Langmore said about Blandford. cial days that are forever etched in their memo- “Fireworks themselves cost anywhere from $9,000 to $10,000 ries. depending on what we pick out for the display. The remaining mon- See Whip City Fiber, Page 3 ies is for police to handle traffic and safety, bounce house rental, See Whip City Travelers, Page 8 portapottys & insurance,” said Deedy. Although the Southwick Civic Fund has taken the lead on the event for the third consecutive year, it’s still an effort of the town. “The Volunteer Fire Department donates a majority of their time for our fireworks, which definitely helps keep the cost low, espe- cially for our bonfire,” Deedy said. “The purchase and execution of our fireworks display takes up the brunt of our donations.” The group still needs around $4,800 to host the caliber of event they have planned. “This event is entirely payed for by the donations we receive,” said Deedy. “We have a donation bin set up at Moolicious Farm, and people interested in donating can also mail a check to Southwick Civic Fund, or donate via our PayPal.” Deedy said the annual event is a long-standing tradition that began in 1948 with the Fireman’s Carnival. “The support and excitement that this event brings, shows that hometown pride that everyone expects out of a town like ours,” she Whip City Travelers officers Barbara said. “I like to think we put on a pretty large display of fireworks for Sokolwski, Jeanette Fletcher, and Linda our community and to be honest, the first year we signed up to host Powers, check in with Tom Houle, motor coach operator with King Ward Coach Lines, See Fireworks, Page 3 Blandford Municipal Light Board chair Peter Langmore, before the July 1 trip to Newport, R.I. (Lori members Kim Bergland and June Massa. (Photo by Amy Szepelak photo) Porter) If you need care, our providers are accepting new patients: 413-586-9866 Learn more about Women’s Health and the Childbirth Center at cooleydickinson.org. Thomas, Trista, baby TJ “Everyone was so attentive and kind.” and Registered Nurse —Trista Perrea, Westfield Cory Ellen Gatrall. 30 Locust Street, Northampton, MA | cooleydickinson.org ADVANCING YOUR HEALTH PAGE 2 - SATURDAY, JULY 6, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS Author Talk at the Artist Gary Brady Children’s exhibiting Huntington Public Library Program at Stanley On Thursday July 11, at 7:00pm, the Huntington Public Library is hosting an Author Talk with Amy Bass, author of One Goal: A Coach, at Athenaeum Park ‘Leave No a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together (which was just published last year). This will be happening at the library, in Trace’ presented Huntington on 7 East Main Street. Broadside Bookstore from this month Northampton has made a generous offer to provide books for purchase WESTFIELD - Gary Brady, a Westfield native and during this event, and they will donate 10% from the sale of each book former teacher at Westfield North Middle School is by the Appalachian to the Huntington Public Library. exhibiting his artwork at the Jasper rand Gallery in the Westfield Athenaeum during the month of July. Mountain Club According to Gary, Do you enjoy the outdoors and want to Stanley Park’s Friday Mornings for “This show is about women,” Brady said about his learn more about how to protect the out- exhibit. “When I got custody of my sons (ages two and door places you love? Join us on July 10, Children Presents Ed Popielarczyk’s four), I lost my male friends, but I found so many for a Leave No Trace Workshop, led by female friends – we were in the same boat- single the Appalachian Mountain Club, geared ‘Comedy Magic Show’ mothers. I learned so much from them. When you for ages 7-14 with interactive activities view the show, please remember the titles mean so teaching sustainable practices in the out- Ed Popielarczyk is a professional magician, balloon sculptor, flea very much and point in the direction I want to go. For doors. Plan for an hour of fun as we cover circus ringmaster, and storyteller. He has been entertaining children and example, the painting ‘Don’t you wish they never the 7 Leave No Trace Principals through family audiences for over 30 years. His magic show is a comedy show grew up?’ is only about the girl, but what the mother conversation, demonstration and games! that uses a lot of audience participation.