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Prudential Member Receives Accolades FREE June 26, 2020 Vol. 52, No. 07 INDEX TOWN Viewpoints 4 Granby 5 Education 6 Reminder Sports 7 A TURLEY PUBLICATION ❙ www.turley.com Serving the town of South Hadley www.townreminder.turley.com Business 9 Obituaries 9 Classifieds 10 Prudential member receives accolades Public Notices 11 By Dalton Zbierski Public Safety 12 Staff Writer SOUTH HADLEY – A South Hadley man, who is revered by GRANBY, 5 the town’s first responders, was officially honored by the state Kellogg Hall paint last Saturday. Kenneth McKenna project completed served as the town’s Ambulance Director for 32 years, but 160 Massachusetts legislators hon- ored him for a separate achieve- ment. “Be it hereby known to all that the Massachusetts House of Representatives offers its sincer- est congratulations to Kenneth McKenna in recognition of your 20 years of dedicated service to South Hadley Fire District No. 2 Prudential Board,” said Rep. Dan Carey of the 2nd Hampshire District as he read the pamphlet SPORTS, 7 that was awarded to McKenna. “The entire membership extends its very best wishes and express- South Hadley es hope for your future good for- boys track seniors tune and continued success in all Photos by Dalton Zbierski endeavors.” FF/EMT Trevor McKenna, Kevin McKenna, Joan McKenna and Ken McKenna stand in front of the recently A short ceremony occurred acquired Fire District No. 2 ambulance. outside of Fire District No. 2 on said McKenna. “It’s a great day District 2 Fire Chief Todd McKenna was the driving force June 20, 30 minutes prior to a for me. I’m very appreciative. Calkins was one of many town that brought an ambulance to the Prudential Committee meeting It’s been a great ride. I’m very officials and employees that district. that dedicated its yearly report to proud of the accomplishments were on-hand to thank McKen- McKenna agreed that the tri- McKenna. but couldn’t have done it without na for his contributions. Calkins umph was one of the finest of his “I have to admit that I got the cooperation from the taxpay- noted that, alongside retired Dis- blindsided; I hadn’t caught on,” ers and fire chiefs.” trict 2 Fire Chief David Keefe, Please see MCKENNA, page 5 Granby selectboard incumbent scores reelection Town sees School committee consistent COVID sees two new faces numbers By Dalton Zbierski By Melina Bourdeau Staff Writer Staff Writer SOUTH HADLEY – An- GRANBY – The annual other week has passed, but town election drew people to the town of South Hadley’s the limited polling hours or to COVID-19 count remains vir- vote by mail for two contested tually identical to last week’s races – the Selectboard and the numbers. The death toll has School Committee. risen to 23, but Emergency There were a totally of 563 Management/Health Direc- voters, or about 12 percent of tor Sharon Hart described the BUSINESS, 9 the town’s 4,685 voters, ac- trend’s stagnant state during cording to the Granby Town the June 23 Selectboard meet- Local business Clerk, Kathy Kelly-Regan’s ing. Selectboard candidate Sherri takes protective unofficial results. Incumbent Glen Sexton was “It looks like we’ve stayed Laizer received 228 votes in the Incumbent Glen Sexton reelected to the selectboard with the same. We have the same measures annual town election on Monday. was reelected with 327 votes. 327 votes. amount of confirmed; 142, Sherri Laizer received 228 as was last week,” said Hart. votes. “Our contact number went Stephanie Parent and Au- down by one; it’s now 129 and drey Sidak, two first-time not 130 only because one of candidates, won two available the contacts was transferred seats on the Granby School to another town. [The individ- Committee with 355 and 314 ual] had given an address in votes, respectively. South Hadley but is actually Incumbent Michael Simp- living in another location.” PUBLIC SAFETY, 12 son received a total of 275 On a positive note, the votes. Vero Health and Rehab facil- Safe grilling The remaining races were ity on Granby Road has made uncontested. strides following a wide- Gregg Leonard was elected spread outbreak last month to the Board of Assessors with that saw more than 50 Vero 469 votes. The position has a residents contract the virus. three-year term. The compound is nearing Richard Bombardier was normalcy. elected to the Board of Health “We heard from Vero that with 461 votes. The position Stephanie Parent was elected to Audrey Sidak was elected to the the Granby School Committee on Granby School Committee on Please see ELECTION page 5 Monday with a total of 355 votes. Monday with a total of 314 votes. Please see COVID-19 page 8 Page 2 TOWN Reminder June 26, 2020 A Look Back - Mistaking a solider WWI soldier gational Church. and he survived. Another solider from 1918. “It is now learned that the Thayer Cronmiller received a letter alerting Massachusetts had succumbed to a sep- boy that died was in the same regiment as misidentified him to Thayer’s death from Private Frank arate ailment on Sept. 22, 1918, and his Earl Thayer but in a different company.” Spencer, who served along Thayer in Co. identity was mistaken for Thayer’s. Misidentifications were common By Dalton Zbierski D, 42nd Infantry. Spencer’s letter was “According to letters received here during WWI, noted the publication Staff Writer sent after official documents were “mis- from Camp Devens, the local boy died “World War I, Mass Death and the Birth layed or lost.” Sunday night of pneumonia. No official of the Modern U.S. Solider,” by David SOUTH HADLEY – Imagine being The article continues to cite Thayer’s word was sent to his parents, and when Seltz. Diane LaRoche, President of the told that a loved one had passed suddenly, background, noting that he was born in no official word came his father went to South Hadley Historical Society, uncov- only to receive word days later that the in- South Hadley and attended the town’s the Camp on Wednesday. After the father ered the newspaper clippings and offered formation was false; the result of a cler- public schools. It adds that he worked for had left, a notice stating that his son had her perspective on the incident. ical error. For the family of Private Earl his father Wilbur as a farmer while also died was received in Ludlow,” read the “I came across that because some- F. Thayer, a South Hadley resident, that being employed as a conductor by the Holyoke paper. body back then clipped those two ar- exact scenario played out in September Holyoke Street Railway Co. When Wilbur reached Fort Devens, ticles, and they were in a collection of 1918. The Sept. 26, 1918 news report con- he could neither identify nor discover WWI photographs and information that Residing at 30 Canal Street, Thayer’s cludes by stating that Wilbur left South his son’s body. It was only days later that we have in a box,” said LaRoche. “I parents were mistakenly informed that Hadley that morning to claim the body of it was clarified that the deceased was in started reading it and said, ‘Man, what their 22-year-old son had succumbed his son at Fort Devens. Fortunately, there fact a boy by the same name from North a story this is.’ What an awful time for to influenza on Sept. 22, 1918 at Fort was no body to be claimed. Abington; his body was claimed by rel- that family, and then to go from the low Devens, which was then located in the On Saturday Sept. 28, 1918, the atives. to the high.” towns of Ayer and Shirley. Holyoke Transcript-Telegram corrected “[Wilbur] Thayer returned home, For more information on the histor- A Thursday, Sept. 26, 1918 article the false narrative. Both of Thayer’s par- and Chairman Smith of the local Div. 7 ical society or to learn how to become in the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram re- ents traveled to the fort, and when they board took the case up with camp au- involved, one can visit the group’s Face- layed news of Thayer’s reported death to arrived, they found their son at the “base thorities and from them received a report book page. the public. It notes that the Thayer par- hospital.” that their boy was ill with pneumonia in ents were informed of the development Thayer had been stricken with influ- the base hospital and that he was getting Dalton Zbierski is a staff writer and by Rev. Bruce Cronmiller of the Congre- enza, but his condition was improving, along nicely,” read the paper on Sept. 28, can be reached at [email protected]. Continuing the conversation: Gundersen speaks policing By Dalton Zbierski necessary to understand the underlying It’s not as much as I’ve been used to in I think the speed boards can help. I look Staff Writer problems that may have led to a call in my previous employer, but we are very forward to the opportunity to employ order to prevent secondary incidents. critical and we’re thoughtful on how we those,” said Gundersen. SOUTH HADLEY – South Hadley During her recent appearance with the review things,” said Gundersen, referring Gundersen hopes that the state legaliz- Police Chief Jennifer Gundersen remains Selectboard, Gundersen stated that the de- to her 24-year tenure with the Amherst es automated ticketing in the near future confident the local department is up to the partment is working to stay true to several Police Department.
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