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JOHN STEINBECK Low of 55. www.thewestfieldnews.com VOL.School 86 NO. 151 Committee TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 Egloff named 75 cents approves a fire chief budget ‘built amidst for the future’ By AMY PORTER Correspondent accusation WESTFIELD – School Committee member Tim O’Connor called the $63,164,542 school budget passed Monday “very clean, very transparent.” (L-R) WTA Allied Health lead teacher Maureen Baillargeon and O’Connor said after several Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski honored Mikeila Maysonet, Brooke investigation Thompson and Jessica Rabtor with Above and Beyond certificates for meetings of the Finance sub- By PETER CURRIER each saving a life. (Photo by Amy Porter) committee, which he chairs, Correspondent they ended up with a budget WESTFIELD – Acting Fire Chief Patrick that had a 3% increase, but no Egloff was named the city’s permanent chief increase to the city. “What Monday, 10 months after the retirement of for- makes it unique is that it is built mer Chief Mary Regan. for the future,” O’Connor said, WTA students The three-person Fire Commission, including before bringing a motion to Chairman Albert Masciadrelli, C. Lee Bennett, approve the $63.2 million budget to the floor during and Jeffrey Siegel, voted unanimously to the Westfield School Committee meeting Monday. approve Egloff’s promotion. Egloff was Acting Ramon Diaz, Jr. said that every member of the Fire Chief since Deputy Andy Hart stepped save three lives down from the role earlier this year. See School Budget, Page 8 During public participation, one-by-one, doz- By AMY PORTER ens of firefighters and some city councilors in Correspondent the audience spoke up and declared their support WESTFIELD – Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski Monday for Egloff as the new chief. In the middle of the announced that he had a trio of “Above and Beyond” certificates to award public participation, City Councilor Matt Board of Health to three students for each saving a life this spring. Emmershy spoke up to question the choice of All three are Allied Health students from Westfield Technical Academy Egloff. seeks extended who used the skills they learned in school to perform the life-saving Emmershy referenced ‘unresolved business’ Heimlich maneuver at their places of employment over a six-week peri- that he wanted the commission to address before od. a vote took place. He did not give any specifics, Brooke Thompson is a senior in the Allied Health program and cur- however, Egloff was part of a sexual assault hours for director rently works at Westfield Gardens Nursing Home and Rehabilitation as a By GREG FITZPATRICK investigation that included three Westfield fire- Certified Nurse’s Assistant (CNA). On March 11, Thompson aided a fighters. A report from an outside attorney that Correspondent resident who was turning blue and clearly choking, by giving an abdom- SOUTHWICK – The Board of Health requested a investigated the allegations cleared Egloff of inal thrust in an upward motion above the navel, expelling a large piece any wrongdoing. Those firefighters filed com- line item in the proposed FY (Fiscal Year) 2020 of meat in her throat. budget to extend the hours for the Board of Health plaints in January that there was retaliation Czaporowski said the director of Westfield Gardens called the school against them in the department. The claims are director position. to tell her teachers and the principal that Thompson had indeed saved a Currently a part-time position, Board of Health still under review. life. At Monday’s School Committee meeting, Julie Cowle, Westfield Emmershy also claimed that he had been the Director Tom FitzGerald works 26 hours per work. Gardens’ director of nursing, also spoke, saying that Thompson could The request was to extend that position to 35 hours recipient of harassment stemming from the fact have stopped and asked for help, but instead acted. “If myself or a loved that he streams the Fire Commission meetings per week, creating a full-time position. one needed medical care, (I hope) it would be a nurse like Thompson. Despite the request from the board of health, the on Facebook Live. Emmershy was interrupted She’s a true hero,” she said, before presenting Thompson with a gift. by Commissioner Bennett, who asked if he had Select Board decided not to move forward with the Thompson is a member of SkillsUSA and has completed the EKG request during a joint meeting with the finance com- filed a police report for harassment. Emmershy technician course at WTA. She also played soccer this year. Her future said that he did not. mittee in April to discuss the proposed budget. plans involved studying health sciences at Springfield Technical Select Board Chairman Joseph Deedy noted that the “We mentioned very clearly last meeting that we are waiting for a judge,” said Bennett, “We See WTA Students, Page 3 See Hours, Page 3 are going to address everything, but we are going to do it in order. This department has to See Egloff, Page 3 Home construction at standstill while erosion and sediment plan awaits review By GREG FITZPATRICK homes, AAA Homes had a third driveway Correspondent constructed in the middle of the two other SOUTHWICK – The owners of two pro- driveways to allow their concrete trucks to posed single-family homes at 61 and 63 travel up to the construction site. College Highway met Monday with the According to Southwick town officials Conservation Commission to discuss the sta- who have been reviewing the application tus of their enforcement order. and overseeing the project, the silt from the The Conservation Commission issued a driveways has runoff into the road. The From left: Commissioner C. Lee Bennett, cease and desist in January. AAA Homes of driveway and the two homes are located on Commissioner Jeffrey Siegel, Commission Agawam, the applicants for the proposed proj- The runoff of the silt from the drive- a steep slope. Chair Albert Masciadrelli, and newly chosed ect, made a violation with their application. way on 61 and 63 College Hwy is Southwick Police had to work a traffic Fire Chief Patrick Egloff prior to Monday’s With one driveway planned for each of the shown going onto the road this past January. (WNG File Photo) See Construction, Page 3 meeting. (Photo by Peter Currier) Whip City Fiber, Westfield Athenaeum offer streaming workshop Thursday WESTFIELD — Westfield Gas + Electric is bringing its about technology to their patrons,” said Tony Contrino, gen- The first event is a Streaming Workshop which will be held high-speed Internet service, Whip City Fiber, to the patrons of eral manager of Westfield Gas + Electric. at the Athenaeum on Thursday, May 9 from 10-11:30 a.m. the Westfield Athenaeum via a new partnership. The Westfield “We are excited to partner with Whip City Fiber to bring a Whip City Fiber representatives will share information about Athenaeum, which recently completed a nearly $1.7 million better overall experience to our patrons,” said Director of the using the internet to watch TV, movies, and sports with a live renovation, now has gigabit internet services provided by Westfield Athenaeum Dan Paquette. “In addition to high demonstration. Whip City Fiber, available for public use at the library’s work- speed wireless access throughout the building, we have 16 Both Westfield Athenaeum and Westfield Gas + Electric are stations and wireless network. public computers available in the Reference area for adult use, longstanding organizations in the Westfield community. In addition to new fiber technology installed throughout the and offer, for a small charge, printing, copying and faxing Westfield Athenaeum has been providing library services to library, Whip City Fiber and Westfield Athenaeum will partner service. There are also three computers designated for teen the residents of Westfield since 1868, when Hiram H. to offer workshops on streaming and other technology-based use and six in the Boys & Girls Library for younger children. Harrison, president of the American Whip Company, provided events. High-speed internet will allow our patrons of all ages to funds for a library and reading room for the town. Westfield “Westfield Athenaeum is a communal gathering place in explore the Athenaeum’s resources and use the internet quick- Gas + Electric dates back to 1860, when a group of private Westfield, and we are thrilled to partner with them to bring ly. 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