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Oh, Christmas Tree! Wreaths Also Include Gift Cards and Gifts The Westfield NewsSearch for The Westfield News Westfield350.com The WestfieldNews Serving Westfield, Southwick, and surrounding Hilltowns “TIME IS THE ONLY WEATHER CRITIC WITHOUT TONIGHT AMBITION.” Partly Cloudy. JOHN STEINBECK Low of 55. www.thewestfieldnews.com VOL. 86 NO. 151 $1.00 THURSDAY,TUESDAY, NOVEMBER JUNE 27, 2017 26, 2020 VOL. 75 cents 89 NO. 284 Downtown The magic of businesses Christmas begins to celebrate Friday with WOW Tree Jubilee Small By HOPE E. TREMBLAY Editor WESTFIELD – After the turkeys and all the trimmings have been enjoyed, most people turn their attention to Business Chanukah and Christmas, and Westfield on Weekends’ Tree Jubilee is the perfect way to kick-start the holidays this year. Saturday Even before the turkeys were thawed, the WOW tree elves were hard at work creating a magical forest at the Roots Athletic Center, 181 Root Road, home of this By PETER CURRIER year’s Tree Jubilee. Part of WOW’s DecemberFest, the Staff Writer Tree Jubilee has 19 decorated trees and a dozen wreaths WESTFIELD — As the pandemic contin- available for those wishing to take a chance in the first- ues to impact the City of Westfield and its ever online Tree Jubilee raffle. residents, some local downtown businesses “We really wanted to continue this tradition and bring are still finding ways to celebrate the upcom- some cheer to folks during a difficult year,” said WOW ing Small Business Saturday. Co-President Robert Plasse. “To allow everyone to par- Taking place the day after Black Friday, ticipate, we have added a virtual component to the event Small Business Saturday is a day where this year.” everybody is encouraged to shop at local The trees and wreaths can be seen in-person at Roots businesses rather than the big box stores they as well as online. To reduce contact during the pandemic, likely shopped at the day before. raffle tickets must be purchased online only through This year is quite different, as the ongoing westfieldonweekends.com. COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted Each tree and wreath can be viewed at westfieldon- local businesses due to previous shutdowns weekends.com along with a description of the tree and and the general public’s anxiety over going wreath, the donor, and any “extras” that raffle winners into public stores. will receive. Every tree and wreath comes with a com- Despite this, some local shop owners still bined one-month subscription to The Republican and The intend to celebrate small businesses on Westfield News for new subscribers. Many trees and Saturday. Oh, Christmas Tree! wreaths also include gift cards and gifts. Russell Atwood, owner of Blue Umbrella The city's Christmas tree at Park Square Green was lit Nov. 24 in time for The Boys and Girls Club tree includes the decorated Books said that he will be having an ongoing Thanksgiving. Because of COVID-19, the annual tree lighting ceremony tree, which features glittery ornaments and lights in rain- buy-one-get-one-free special that will run and parade were cancelled, however, the tree was lit early to celebrate the bow colors, as well as gift cards to Walmart and North through Saturday. The special is being spon- season. (HOPE E. TREMBLAY/THE WESTFIELD NEWS) Elm Butcher Block, three $10 Dunkin’ Donuts gift cards sored by M.M. Burke Associates, according and games such as a horseshoe set, giant snow tube, corn to Atwood. hole game and more. “I will even be open on Thanksgiving and meeting with folks who are passing through,” See WOW Tree Jubilee, Page 5 said Atwood. He said he will have a large Christmas book selection, and that he just revamped Artisans thankful for one of the walls of his store to be a dedicated kids book section. He will also have tables set up with matching book themes. For business collaborations example, a book like The Diary of Anne Frank will be displayed alongside other By LORI SZEPELAK books that talk about the Holocaust. Correspondent Atwood said he will likely not have addi- WESTFIELD — For many local tional vendors at the bookstore on Saturday, artisans, 2020 has been a challenging but that a local glass artist will have a dedi- time to showcase their work with art cated display in Blue Umbrella. shows and craft fairs being canceled Another local business, Budsuds Soapery due to the coronavirus pandemic. One will also be celebrating Small Business bright spot for artists has been the Saturday. Owner Amanda Carraciolo said overwhelming support of local busi- that the store will be having a 10 percent off ness owners who are finding creative sale through the weekend. She said that it has ways to showcase their works. been difficult to put on sales recently, as the While some artists are also experi- pandemic has impacted the number of people menting with virtual holiday craft fairs Barbara Wojick and Marion Kraus decorate a green and selling items through their own and gold tree for the Westfield on Weekends’ Tree See Small Business Saturday, Page 5 social media platforms as well as the Jubilee, Nov. 27-Dec. 6 at Roots Athletic Center and “Westfield Small Biz Saturday” post- online at westfieldonweekends.com. (HOPE E. ings on the We Love Westfield TREMBLAY/THE WESTFIELD NEWS) Community Forum Facebook page, they still welcome the opportunity to be featured in a local business outlet. Sonia Avery-Kulig of Blandford, Artisan Sonia Avery-Kulig of City Councilor owner of Humblebee Handmade, sells Blandford has several of her cre- her handmade wreaths and floral ations at the Blended Vintage arrangements, gnomes, and various Marketplace. Pictured is her oval participates in COVID painted and upcycled home decor stocking wreath. (SONIA AVERY-KULIG items at Blended Vintage Marketplace. PHOTO) She also offers direct sales and custom holiday safety panel orders through her Facebook page. crafted items can help draw attention By PETER CURRIER “Establishing a connection with to that business as a whole while giv- Staff Writer local businesses is a fantastic way for ing independent artisans a platform to WESTFIELD — Ward 3 City Councilor Bridget Downtown merchants will celebrate Small artists and businesses to mutually sup- share their work and expand their Matthews-Kane took part in a remote panel this week to Business Saturday Nov. 28 (HOPE E. port one another,” said Avery-Kulig. discuss being safe during the holidays in the era of TREMBLAY/THE WESTFIELD NEWS) “A local shop offering unique, hand- See Artisans, Page 5 COVID-19. The Sunday evening panel was streamed on Facebook and consisted of Councilor Matthews-Kane, Marlborough City Councilor At-Large Samantha Perlman and Wellesley Selectwoman Lise Olney. The three officials posed questions to Dr. Natalia Linos, executive director Tiger’s Pride cooks 300 Thanksgiving meals to go at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at By AMY PORTER Harvard University and Dr. Regina LaRocque, Infectious Staff Writer Disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and WESTFIELD – Tiger’s Pride Chef Harvard Medical School. Phil Mucciarone was all smiles behind “From my perspective, for the last nine months we his mask as Westfield Technical have had a wildfire going in our country,” said LaRocque, Academy students delivered 300 “It was quite remarkable here in Massachusetts and it Thanksgiving meals and 200 pies curb- never really went out. side to customers Nov. 24. We had a slow burn from late summer to early fall, Tiger’s Pride is the student-run res- now it is roaring back here and in the rest of the country.” taurant at the school. She said that the fact that this surge in infections is Mucciarone said the 30 culinary stu- happening as the holiday season is here may cause an dents had prepared and cooked the acceleration in infection rates. meals, pies and breads the day before. Linos said that the numbers being reported across the “This far exceeded what we thought state in recent weeks are close to what was being report- we’d be doing,” Mucciarone said. “The ed at the height of the first wave in the spring. She added community really came together and that indoor dining should be avoided, as it is a scenario supported us.” He said even if people that causes further spread of COVID-19. bought one pie, they did so saying they She and LaRocque also said that the best way to pre- vent the spread of COVID-19 during Thanksgiving and Students take orders and prepare packages for the Thanksgiving meal to go. (AMY See Tiger's Pride, Page 5 PORTER/THE WESTFIELD NEWS) See COVID Holiday, Page 5 PAGE 2 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS Shopping at Yellow Bear supports multiple small businesses By HOPE E. TREMBLAY Editor SOUTHWICK – Supporting Small Business Saturday is easy at Yellow Bear Market. The Southwick shop, owned and operated by mother-daughter duo Vicki Benford and Brandi Reed, is a small business with a mission to support other small businesses. The Market is filled with local ven- dors offering everything from hand- made art and crafts to jewelry, tag sale type items, cleaning supplies including disinfectant sprays and wipes, and locally made food products. “When you shop at Yellow Bear, you’re supporting us and local arti- sans,” said Reed. Yellow Bear Market moved to its current location two years ago and cus- The Bear Cave at Yellow Bear Market tomers have responded well, said Reed, includes a collection of tag sale and but she worries that if there is a second estate items. (HOPE E. TREMBLAY/THE shutdown due to COVID-19, the shop WESTFIELD NEWS) Yellow Bear Market’s Brandi Reed checks her list twice in preparation for Small Business Saturday.
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