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HARTDEGEN Correspondent threat at Paper WESTFIELD – A Chester man who allegedly carjacked a vehicle at Colonial Pine Acres apparently drove it home to Mill Elementary take a nap. By AMY PORTER Westfield police responded to the 50 Mayor Brian P. Sullivan and Stewart Correspondent Southampton Road apartment complex Reed, who presented a check for Rep. John C. Velis with his intern WESTFIELD – Westfield on Friday, March 16, and found two $5,000 to the Career Center. this year, WHS senior Haylee Moniz. Public Schools Superintendent female victims who explained how a Stefan Czaporowski issued a white male suspect forced them from statement today regarding events their car and drove it away. at the Paper Mill Elementary Det. Richard Mazza reports in a court College and Career School on Tuesday afternoon: document that the man first “lured the “Just before 2:00 p.m. passenger from the car by telling her the (Tuesday), I received a call from car was leaking fluid” and then got into Center reopens; receives the building principal that the the passenger seat. The man told the word “bomb” had been found driver to drive forward so he could show written on a wall in the bath- her what was wrong with her car and, room. There was no additional after about 50 feet, told her to stop and check from Mestek STEFAN information, such as date or time, get out of it. The driver said that the man CZAPOROWSKI By AMY PORTER Career Center will do so by offering so the threat was not specific. then got out of her passenger seat and ran Westfield Public Correspondent career assessments and essential job Erring on the side of caution, the around to the driver’s side where he got Schools Superintendent WESTFIELD – After two storm- skills, as well as helping with intern- Principal and I decided to evacu- in and “sped off in the vehicle”. related cancellations, the Westfield ships. ate the building and I called the Both women provided detailed High School College and Career “For me as a principal, it’s rare that Westfield Police Department. I also notified Christopher descriptions of the suspect and Mazza Center was able to hold its grand you can mark a date on the calendar,” Rogers, our Administrator of Student Interventions and found that the nearby Holiday Inn reopening on Wednesday morning. said WHS Principal Charles Jendrysik, Safety, who went to the school. Express had security video images of a Rosalin Acosta, Massachusetts adding that March 21, 2018 will be a “Since this was a low-level threat, students were given man who “matched the description of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce day to remember for the school. He the opportunity to grab their jackets. The Principal (Cynthia suspect and was living out of a pickup Development drove in for the ceremo- said the grand reopening is “a promise Kennedy), Assistant Principal (Laura Creanza), and staff at truck registered to him, parked in the rear ny, as did Rep. John Velis, Drew to students of Westfield that we’ll help Paper Mill did an outstanding job following our safety pro- parking lot” of the motel. Renfro, Senator Donald Humason’s them in all of their needs.” He said the tocols and procedures. The pickup was registered to Roy M. Chief of Staff, Mayor Brian P. support they’re adding with ”The Westfield Police and Fire Departments did a sweep Reidy Jr., 54, of 697 Skyline Trail, Sullivan, City Councilor Cindy C. CareerPoint will bolster the efforts of of the building and cleared it by 2:30 p.m. The Police and Chester. Harris, School Committee members, teachers and counselors. Fire Departments determined that that the threat was not at State police were asked to check the Westfield Public School district Jendrysik then introduced Sarah all credible. We are very appreciative of their efforts. All man’s address and a trooper found “the administrators, staff and students. Bannish, an intern with the Southwick students and staff were back in the building by 2:35 p.m. stolen vehicle parked in the driveway of The excitement was due to the part- Fire Department. Quietly, she said she and were dismissed on time at 3:00 p.m. Chris Rogers and his registered address, while the defen- nership Westfield High School has recently took an EMT course with the I worked with the Principal to put out the automated phone dant was sleeping in the driver’s seat. made with CareerPoint career center department, and then had the honor to message, which went out to parents at 3:15 p.m. However, The vehicle was running and the defen- in Holyoke, who will be bringing their provide CPR and save someone’s life. the vibe at the school was calm. We practice evacuation and dant was wearing the exact clothing resources in job and internship devel- She said she is on track to attend other drills regularly. description that was provided by the opment, interview and resume skills Greenfield Community College’s “In terms of notification, our first priority is the safety of victims.” and career guidance to both WHS and paramedic program, and thanked the students. Typically, we don’t notify parents immediately The victims had told Mazza that there Westfield Technical Academy. Career Center for making all of it pos- because we know that would cause a rush of parents going had been $600 in cash, two iPhones, a Xandria Sotomayor, Career Point’s sible. to the school. This would interfere with the work of the designer purse and various credit and High School Career Center Jendrysik thanked the Reed family police and fire departments. It would also cause an unman- identification cards in the car when it Coordinator will work closely with of Mestek for starting the Career ageable traffic situation.” was stolen. the Center to meet the needs of the Center in the first place, and Stewart Reidy was arrested for carjacking, lar- students in Westfield. Reed for his continued support, and ceny of a motor vehicle and larceny of Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski invited him forward to speak. “At property valued more than $250. He was welcomed the guests, saying his main Mestek, we love interns,” Reed said, arraigned in Westfield District Court on goal since he began as superintendent describing them as the “best job inter Monday and was held in lieu of $500 has been to create more opportunities Assistant Principal cash bail pending an April 13 hearing. for students, and the College and See College and Career, Page 2 comes to the Finance Committee rescue of student By GREG FITZpaTRICK Correspondent approves Free Cash WESTFIELD – On Monday afternoon at Westfield North Middle School, a faculty member came to the rescue of a student. Pete O., a sixth-grade student was eating his to complete Hangar 2 lunch in the cafeteria when he began to choke on his food. By AMY PORTER While Assistant Principal Tom Underwood was walking Correspondent around the cafeteria, two students rushed up to him and WESTFIELD – Westfield Public Schools Superintendent informed Underwood that Pete was red in the face and Stefan Czaporowski, CFO Ronald R. Rix, Aviation choking. Maintenance Technology teacher Galen Wilson, and AMT Underwood quickly approached the student and per- junior Edward Towers met with the Finance Committee on formed the Heimlich maneuver. Wednesday night to seek a recommendation for an appropria- “He was clearly choking and struggling to breathe,” said tion of $724,920 from Free Cash to complete the inside work Underwood. “I gave a couple of strong tugs.” on Hangar 2. The Heimlich was successful and Pete was able to Czaporowski said restoration of the interior cost over $1.2 breathe okay. Although he certainly didn’t want that situa- million, but Westfield Technical Academy has already 2018 Finance sub-committee: Andrew K. Surprise, Dan tion to occur, Underwood was glad he could help save the received a $500,000 Workforce Development grant from the Allie, chair, Matt Emmershy. (Photo by Amy Porter) student. state for the project. “It was a nice ending to something that was briefly Rix said there are time constraints, because it has to be 2015. pretty high-staked,” said Underwood. encumbered by the end of June. He said the project to work Czaporowski explained that once the students are able to After the incident, a school nurse checked on Pete just to on the interior has gone out to bid. The work will bring the occupy the building, AMT can then offer the power plant cer- make sure he was in good health. hangar up to educational code. “This completes the entire tification for the program, which means certifying students to project,” Rix said, adding the timeline is to house students work on aircraft engines.

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