2400 Students Participate in Step up Day Monday by Amy Porter This Large of a Scale
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JOHN STEINBECK Low of 55. www.thewestfieldnews.com VOL. 86 NO. 151 TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 75 cents Abner Gibbs fifth grade teacher Sheilagh Fourth and fifth grade students gathered in the Kathryn Breck, Westfield Middle School assis- Abner Gibbs fifth graders take a lunch Anderson and SMS Health teacher Donna auditorium for a pep rally at the Westfield tant principal Jessica Kennedy, Noah Chartier break. Doiron led a scavenger hunt. Intermediate School (formerly SMS). and Joshua Bowen talk about Step Up day. 2400 students participate in Step Up Day Monday By AMY PORTER this large of a scale. In the past, each Westfield Middle School (formerly “Overall, Step Up Day went very Intermediate School began with a Correspondent elementary school sent their fifth South Middle School). well. I would like to thank all of the pep rally in the gymnasium. WESTFIELD – Westfield Public grade students on different days to “This was the first time we did staff that worked hard putting Students packed the bleachers and Schools held an ambitious “Step Up visit the middle schools. step up days for the high schools,” together meaningful experiences for welcomed their new mascot, the Day” on Monday morning, trans- This year, all fourth and fifth Czaporowski said. About 150 eighth our students. In the near future, our Polar Bear (a holdover from SMS), porting 2,400 students to the new grade students, approximately 850, grade students visited Westfield team will debrief about what went and their new school colors of navy, schools they will be attending in visited the newly-named Westfield Technical Academy, and 300 went well and what could have gone bet- white and gold. The mascot and September. Intermediate School (formerly to Westfield High school. ter as well as whether or not this colors were determined through a WPS Superintendent Stefan North Middle School), and about Also new this year, was that all of should be an annual event,” said school-wide survey. Czaporowski said they have done the same number of sixth and sev- the Russell students went to Czaporowski. Step Up days before, but never on enth grade students went to Highland Elementary School. Step Up day at the Westfield See Step Up Day, Page 8 Baystate Boards discuss Noble food permit delinquencies opens new By GREG FITZpaTRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – During Monday night’s Select Board meeting, the board met with entrance Board of Health members to discuss their ongo- ing issue with food establishments in town not Residents at Russell Annual Town Meeting prepare to take historic vote. (Photo by Amy Porter) paying their annual food permit and fees. In May, Board of Health Director Tom and lobby FitzGerald noted that there were seven food vendors in town that hadn’t paid their required WESTFIELD – After eight months, As last town to vote, permit fee to operate as a licensed food busi- the Baystate Noble Hospital front ness in Southwick. The deadline to pay the fee entrance and lobby construction is com- was on May 21. Since then, six establishments plete. have paid the fee. The new entrance and reception area Russell determines FitzGerald noted that if a place didn’t pay the have been enhanced to improve access fee by May 21, a $150 fine would be issued by and comply with the Americans with the Board of Health. Disabilities Act. Some of the improve- Gateway school budgeting On June 1, the Board of Health informed the ments include installing new automatic Westfield News that Pasticceria Italia of 610 sliding doors, re-grading the circular By AMY PORTER ditional statutory assessment method. If College Highway hadn’t paid their fee and was driveway and walkway areas to create a Correspondent the alternative assessment passes all the issued a certified letter. level surface, and adding a protected RUSSELL – Russell was the final towns, that increase is reduced to drive-under canopy drop-off area for town to hold its Annual Town Meeting on $30,000. See Food Permit, Page 3 patients. Monday, and any hopes of changing the In order to help persuade Russell to A ribbon cutting ceremony will take way town assessments would be calcu- join the towns in the vote, residents in place Thursday June 14th beginning at lated for the next five years rested on its Chester voted on Saturday to pay $40,890 9am. Baystate Noble Hospital is locat- citizens. Blandford, Montgomery, in additional funds to Gateway to offset ed at 115 West Silver Street, Westfield. Middlefield, Huntington, and on Russell’s assessment, contingent on Several dignitaries and honored Saturday, Chester had all voted on above- Russell passing the amendment. Second guests will be speaking at the event. minimum assessments that would be tied During the discussion on the floor, Among those speaking will be: Nancy to the Gateway budget increase, which Russell Finance committee members, Shendell-Falik, RN, MA, President, cannot exceed 2.5%, instead of the tradi- officials from other towns, and Dr. David Congregational Baystate Medical Center and Senior tional, statutory method which increases B. Hopson, Gateway Superintendent all Vice President of Hospital Operations, or decreases towns by the March 1 stu- spoke in favor of the amendment. Most Baystate Health; Ron Bryant, President, dent census, which can vary widely from of those who spoke have been meeting Church awards Baystate Noble Hospital & Baystate year to year. for eight months to try to find a better Franklin Medical Center; Dena Hall, For Russell it was the hardest call of way for the towns. United Bank’s Western Massachusetts Scholarships all, because uncharacteristically the Chester Finance committee and WESTFIELD – The United Church of Regional President and Westfield town’s student census had decreased by Hilltown Collaborative chair Andy Myers Mayor Brian Sullivan. Christ, Second Congregational in Westfield 26 students in March, and the statutory talked about the meetings he and officials recently awarded scholarships to two young assessment would have meant a decrease from six towns attended at Gateway and members of its church family. Receiving schol- of $97,000 in their assessment this year. with other rural school districts. Myers arships during the church’s Children’s Sunday With the amendment , their assessment said for the last two or three years, the worship service on June 10 were Nick Rogers will increase by a little more than $40,000 Gateway school budget failed, which and Jackie Decoteau. Nick is a 2017 graduate over last year, a swing of $137,000. proved to be very disruptive to the dis- of Westfield High School and a second-year The only other town that would have trict. “We need to stop that slide,” he student at Springfield Community College. fared better this year by the old assess- said. Jackie graduated this year from Westfield High ment method was Blandford, which Myers said that one of the reasons the and will be attending Holyoke Community approved the amended assessment last budget failed is that for small towns it’s College in the fall. month, costing $80,000 more. very difficult to plan for the budget when The Church awards scholarships annually Chester, on the other hand stood to they have to wait until the March 1 cen- from two funds, one established by the late gain a great deal by the amended assess- sus to know how their town will be Ferne E. Terwilliger, the second by Church ment this year. Due to an increase of 18 impacted. He said the plan came together members and friends in memory of The Rev. students in the March census, the town Roger C. Fischer. Ms. Terwilliger, a long-time Previous entrance to Baystate Noble faces an increase of $164,000 in the tra- See Russell, Page 8 Hospital (WNG File Photo) See Scholarships, Page 3 PAGE 2 - TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2018 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS Father William H. Wallis, Pastor, St. Peter and St. Casimir TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Parish, Emily White, Danielle M. Bovat and Greg Perreault, Grand Knight, Knights of Overcast, rain. Mostly Sunny. Columbus Whip City Council 100. (Photo by Don 74-77 81-83 Wielgus) WEATHER DISCUSSION Today, a mainly sunny sky. High 79F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 Few Clouds. mph. Tonight, a few clouds. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low around 55F. Wednesday, overcast with rain showers at times. Thunder. High 77F. Wednesday Night, rain showers early with mostly clear conditions later at night. Thunder pos- sible. Low 62F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain Knights of Columbus Whip City Council 40%. Thursday, mostly sunny. High 83F. Winds WNW at 10 to #100 Awards Scholarships 55-56 20 mph. Thursday Night. Mostly clear skies. Low around 55F. WESTFIELD — The Knights of Columbus Whip City Council #100 awarded two schol- arships Monday evening. The recipients of the scholarships, Danielle Bovat and Emily White, are both daughters of active members of the council. The scholarships were both awarded on their behalf in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, involve- ment in extra-curricular activities, community service, and accomplishments throughout TODAY high school.