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City Council Supports 'Substantial' Investment in Old Colony Site TONIGHT Rain Showers. Low of 45. Search for The Westfield News The WestfieldNews Search for The Westfield News Westfield350.com The WestfieldNews “WINTER COMES BUT ONCE Serving Westfield, Southwick, and surrounding Hilltowns “TIMEA YEAR IS THE, AONLYND WHEN WEATHER IT COMESCRITIC ITWITHOUT BRINGS THE TONIGHT AMBITION DOCTOR GOOD CHEER.” .” Partly Cloudy. JOHN STEINBECK Low of 55. www.thewestfieldnews.com Search— for O TheGDE WestfieldN NASH News Westfield350.comWestfield350.org The WestfieldNews Serving Westfield, Southwick, and surrounding Hilltowns “TIME IS THE ONLY WEATHERVOL. 86 NO. 151 TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 75 cents VOL.87 NO. 304 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 CRITIC75 CentsWITHOUT TONIGHT AMBITION.” Partly Cloudy. JOHN STEINBECK Low of 55. www.thewestfieldnews.com CityVOL. 86 NO. 151Council supports TUESDAY,‘substantial’ JUNE 27, 2017 75 cents investment in Old Colony site By AMY PORTER cement and wood pulp, had pany plans to invest $40 mil- Correspondent been looking to invest in a lion, and provide up to 60 WESTFIELD – James larger project in Westfield. full-time manufacturing jobs. Hardie Building Products has However, a certain silica sand Mitchell said by compari- purchased the former site of that they needed for their son, the last large investment Old Colony Envelope at 70 products was not readily in the city came in 2013 when Industrial Park Road, closing available in the area, and Gulfstream built a hangar for The site of former Old Colony Envelopes, 70 Turnpike on Nov. 15 for $8.35 million “they went away.” $23 million. He said that Industrial Road. (City of Westfield photo) from Michael A. Grossman of Their current plan is to building was 127,000 sq. ft., MAG Real Estate Advisors. make the boards in yards in and this project will be twice will utilize Whip City Fiber, doesn’t have rail to it right City Advancement Officer the southern U.S., and ship the size, and have a signifi- be a large consumer of energy now. He said the rail ease- Joe Mitchell said the pur- them north unfinished by rail. cant impact on the city as a and bring in their materials ment comes across the back chase and sale was the result Mitchell said they will finish whole. He said one version of via Pioneer Valley Railroad, of the G&E property. The of two years of work with the the boards at the Westfield what James Hardie is plan- becoming one of the largest Municipal Light Board took a company. location and add color to ning is to add another 164,000 customers for both. The vote to move the location of Mitchell said originally them. He said although the sq. ft., increasing the value 30-acre site is located next to the existing rail easement James Hardie Building project will not be quite as JOE MITCHELL and the taxes paid on the Westfield Gas & Electric in across the property. James Products, which makes fiber big, it will still be a substan- City Advancement Office property. Industrial A zoning. cement siding out of sand, tial investment, as the com- Mitchell said the company Mitchell said the building See City Council, Page 3 City Council Shooting suspect facing appoints multiple charges By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent Matthew Barnes SOUTHWICK – The man who shot his roommate early Tuesday morning as Treasurer/ turned himself in to the Southwick Police Department at around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday night. Collector Joseph Munroe, 21, of 151 Sheep Left to right: Westfield Boy’s and Girl’s Club CEO William Parks, 99 Pasture Rd., was arraigned in Westfield Operations Manager Brian Casey, 99 General Manager Holly Carroll, By AMY PORTER District Court on Thursday. Munroe was Joseph Munroe Club members Mia Anglin and Jered Fanska, Club Board member Heather charged with attempted murder, assault turned himself in on Correspondent Witalisz Siegel (back), club members Kelsey Bouchard and Josh Navarro, WESTFIELD – Matthew Barnes of and battery with a dangerous weapon, Wednesday night and and club staff member Louis Vazquez (back). (Photo by Peter Currier) Eastview Drive in Westfield, was voted assault and battery, carrying a firearm is facing multiple unanimously by the City Council on without a valid license, and discharge of charges. (WNG File Thursday as the new Treasurer/Collector for a firearm within 500 ft. of a dwelling. Photo) the City of Westfield. Over $20,000 raised for Munroe is currently being held with- At-large Councilor Cindy C. Harris, chair out the right for bail pending a dangerousness hearing at Westfield District Court on December 26. of the Personnel Action Committee, chair- During the investigation information was discovered that a person presented the candidate to the City Boys and Girls Club roommate of Munroe and the victim, Rene Mitchell, 37, had Council at the meeting. Harris said Barnes is By PETER CURRIER raise money for the Boys and Girls attempted to cover up the crime. Mitchell was then arrested and a Certified Public Accountant employed by arraigned at Westfield District Court on Thursday. Mitchell was Gary Olszewski & Company since 2005. Correspondent Clubs of New England and New WESTFIELD- The Westfield York. On the menu, there were charged with being an accessory after the fact of an attempt to Harris said as senior accountant, Barnes commit murder, possession of a firearm without a license, and worked on financial statements, payroll tax location of the 99 Restaurant pre- special items that, if purchased, sented a check to The Boys and destruction of evidence. and sales tax returns, estate and trust gave a donation to the club as well. According to Southwick Police Lt. Robert Landis, police offi- accounting, and fiduciary tax returns. He Girls Club of Greater Westfield for “We hosted celebrity bartender cers were communicating with Munroe throughout the day on also maintained computer systems, software money raised during Boys and night,” said Brian Casey, Wednesday to turn himself in. Landis noted that police were in and policies, prepared financial projections, Girls Club month at the restaurant. Operations Director for 99 search of Munroe since Tuesday morning when the incident hap- budgets and analysis, tax projections and tax During the month of October all Restaurants, “We had four teams pened. 106 locations of the restaurant “At no time did the police feel he was a threat to the public,” See Barnes, Page 3 chain hosted events and raffles to See Boys and Girls Club, Page 3 said Landis. Boy scouts Christmas caroling at a local business By GREG FITZPATRICK ols, Riley Westcott and making crafts for the residents Correspondent Gabrielle Grazia, two of the that they could then bring to SOUTHWICK – Boy Scout girls in Troop 114, played the their rooms. The troop had set Troop 114 did their annual recorder. a goal of creating 60 crafts and Christmas caroling for resi- According to Troop they were able to make 90 and dents of the American Inn on Assistant Den Leader Lori the extras will be given to the Wednesday night. Grazia, the troop spent their Southwick Senior Center on In addition to singing car- November pack meeting Friday. “It was an amazing event and one that the scouts and residents all enjoyed and we will back again next year!” said Grazia. “The residents were great, they were all singing along to the songs and clapping at the end of each one,” said Grazia. “Many of them stayed after the performance talking with the parents, scouts, and lead- ers. Some were even talking about their days as boy scouts.” Battling for a good cause Leader for the scout den, John Westcott, set up the Westfield Tech’s Josh Bush drives the lane and goes up for the layup. See game story, Residents of American Inn are seen enjoying the caroling. Christmas caroling and began photos in today’s Sports section, Page 9. (Photo by Bill Deren) (Photo from Lori Grazia) planning the event in October. 12-month Membership Book on-line: www.PlayersEdgeWestfield.com | 99 SPRINGFIELD ROAD | WESTFIELD | 413-642-6327 PAGE 2 - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS St. Mary’s graduates celebrate 65-year reunion Front row left to right: George and Mary Ehresman, Doris Bonkowski, and Gail Healy. Back row left to right: Ray and Evelyn Moquin, Carol Mercer, Phil Pitoniak, Harvey and Kathleen Benoit, Robert and Lois Burrage. Most of this group graduat- ed from St. Mary’s High School in 1953. While today, some dread going to their five-year high school reunion, this group made the effort to meet up more than six decades after they received their diplomas. They, along with others who arrived later, met at The Tavern Restaurant in Westfield. They passed around copies of their 1953 high school yearbooks and rem- inisced about growing up in a very different era. 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