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Sullivan formally presented his fiscal year 2019 budget at a Special City Council meeting on Thursday, which Councilors Brent B. Bean, II, Matt Emmershy and William Onyski were unable to attend. The FY19 AVERY STREET ST. DENNIS STREET operating budget with a bottom line of $127,851,739, contains a 2.5% increase over FY18. Sullivan said Finance sub- Avery Street and committee meetings with depart- ment heads have been scheduled at which the budget would be reviewed in detail, but said he St. Dennis Street would take questions at the meeting. Ward 5 Councilor Robert A. Mayor Brian P. Sullivan presents his FY19 budget at a Special Road Reconstruction Paul, Sr. asked whether the City Council meeting on Thursday. (Photo by Amy Porter) increase of 2.5% in the budget was based on the original FY18 there have been four or five dif- me when I get home all stressed WESTFIELD – City officials announced Thursday that Lane Construction ferent cuts to the budget since out,” Sullivan added on a per- will be reconstructing both Avery Street and St Dennis Street starting on budget, or after the budget was reduced by $1.5 million in the process began. “We’ve been sonal note. Monday June 4th. looking at this thing hard.” Sullivan said the budget had The work includes removing the existing pavement, minor regrading of November. Checking with City Auditor Mary Daley who was The Mayor also thanked the not changed a lot from last year, the road, and installation of new pavement. department heads for bringing and is “a budget of need.” “We Driveway aprons and lawn areas will be repaired as needed to match the sitting behind him, Sullivan said the FY19 increase of 2.5% was in, for the most part, balanced want good schools, roads fixed, new roadway. budgets with no increases. water fixed, a good Fire The anticipated work hours are between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm at which based on the reduced budget, after the cut. “Everybody came to the table Department and a good Police time vehicles will not be allowed to park on the street. The roads will be the best they could. Every year, Department. It’s hard to know open to local traffic but minor delays are anticipated. Sullivan thanked his staff for their work on the budget, begin- we’re doing more with less.” He where to cut,” Sullivan said. He The pavement removal, minor grading, driveway base repairs, and base also thanked his executive assis- said the budget being presented layer of new pavement are expected to be complete within approximately ning with Daley and the Auditing Department. “Mary Daley has tant Leanne Cloutier and his is for July 1, but “it’s not fin- 1 week from commencing. The final top layer of pavement on the drive- office staff for keeping up with ished at that point. We need to ways and roadway are expected by the last week of June. been here every day for the last three months, including week- all the changes. manage the budget.” ends. Her department gets it “Last but not least, Sonia done for us,” he said, adding that (Brockney). She has to live with See City Budget, Page 3 Andrea Bruno, owner of the Identities of shoplifting Blended Vintage Marketplace which served as suspects released Station #5 along By GREG FITZpatRICK Stawarz, 36, of Holyoke, and the Westfield Correspondent Jesse Leger, 37, of Ludlow. Poetry Trail, SOUTHWICK – The two On April 7, the two sus- admires individuals who were pects walked into the College “Newton’s charged with shoplifting the Highway retailer and stole Apples” by local CVS on College Highway artist Anusha have been identified as Jamie See Charges, Page 3 Sekhar. (Photo courtesy of Richard Cowles Photography). Russell Atwood at Blue Umbrella Books takes in “Butterfly with Daisy” by Westfield photographer Christopher Lyons. (Photo courtesy of Richard Cowles Photography). Cameras were able to get a pictures of Jamie Stawarz and Reception set to showcase poetry winners Jesse Leger. (Photos courtesy of the Southwick Police Department) By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD-A reception is slated June 9 at Southwick Civic Fund looking Blue Umbrella Books on Main Street to unveil the winners of Westfield’s inaugural Images and for community’s help Words Poetry Contest conducted during National By GREG FITZpatRICK Poetry Month in April. Correspondent “This was our first attempt at introducing a SOUTHWICK – The Southwick formal poetry contest to the community,” said Civic Fund is looking for the com- Bill Westerlind, president of ArtWorks of munity’s help. On July 21, the non- Westfield, Inc., adding the organization worked profit organization will be hosting the collaboratively with Blue Umbrella Books. “The annual Southwick Fireworks at poems were amazing, so many talented and American Legion Post 338. extraordinarily expressive writers out there.” According to Southwick Civic The 3 p.m. reception is free and open to the Fund President Joe Deedy, they are The 2017 Annual public and light refreshments will be served. attempting to raise $12,000, an Southwick Fireworks. During April, poets and writers were invited to amount that will cover the costs of the compose a poem that best reflected their emo- fireworks, along with police and fire detail. tional response to pieces of art work donated by Deedy always looks forward to this time of year. Ted and Jessica Dobek, owners of Circuit Coffee, view “Too much for a “We’re back to raising money for this wonderful civic haiku” by local visual poet Denise Fontaine-Pincince. (Photo courtesy of See Reception, Page 3 Richard Cowles Photography). See Civic Fund, Page 3 PAGE 2 - FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2018 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS Review: ‘The Invisible Hand’ at TheaterWorks By MARK G. AUERBACH Columbia graduate has a solid Harry Nadal’s costumes, Matthew Fajer Kalso Correspondent resume in acting, filmmaking, Richards’ lighting and Fitz and Eric In The Invisible Hand, an edge and writing. His 2012 novel Patton’s sound add appropriately Bryant in of your seat political thriller by American Dervish, chronicles the to the tension. Eric Bryant as the The Ayad Akhtar, an American banker life of a Pakistani-American boy tortured and tormented banker Invisible is held hostage by a Pakistani coming-of-age. It’s part of a cycle genius and Fajer Kaisi, as a Hand. group labelled terrorists by the Alhtar is working on, which will London-raised and educated (Photo by American government. Since ran- include a seven-work cycle on the Pakistani who returns to Pakistan Carol Rosegg) soms aren’t forthcoming, the Muslim-American experience. filled with idealism to make that banker must raise his own ransom Akhtar’s 2013 play, Disgraced, world a better place, interact money, which the Pakistani group won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama, seamlessly, and create a tension wants to use to build irrigation and since its Broadway run, has where the anticipation of an systems, food programs, and been on the roster of many explosive adds to the thrill. other community projects. The American theatres. You can see it Rajesh Bose as an Iman, proves banker’s captors get a crash at Chester Theatre in MA on July that despite idealism and “the course in raising money online, 5-15, directed by WAM Theatre’s greater good”, it ultimately is all and in a tense and taut two hour Kristen Van Ginhoven. His most about money. play, we wonder if the banker can recent play, Junk, which ran on The Invisible Hand is raw, succeed, if the captors will free Broadway this past season, is sometimes rough, and a tense him, and if they can find com- nominated or a Tony Award for theatre experience, crafted by monality with Anti-American, Best Play. The Invisible Hand, great writing, staging, creative Islamaphobic and political reali- originally produced at Westport elements and performances. ties in the days of Osama Bin County Playhouse, won the TheaterWorks made a wise choice Laden and Daniel Pearl will get Connecticut Critics Circle Award to showcase this powerful play- in the way. Along the way, in a for “Best Play”. TheaterWorks wright with a sensibility that will suspenseful tone, there’s a crash brought this production to be new to American audiences. course in financial markets and Hartford almost intact.. TheaterWorks presents The trading. David Kennedy’s staging is Invisible Hand by Ayad Ahktar. Ayad Akhtar is one of the hot equally taut, navigating Akhtar’s Directed by David Kennedy.. names on the current theatre short scenes to create a nervous Scenic design by Kristen scene. The Staten Island born, tension that builds to an explosive raised in Milwaukee, Brown and climax. Kristen Robinson’s sets, See Review, Page 3 ODDS & ENDS LOCAL LOTTERY LAST NIGHt’S NUMBERS MASSACHUSETTS Lucky For Life TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY Girls discover 16-34-41-42-48, Lucky Ball: 3 MassCash 09-10-17-23-34 World War I Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $97 million Numbers Evening practice bomb 8-5-5-4 Numbers Midday 9-0-5-0 Stray Showers, T-storms.