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July 15, 2021 ❙ Vol LIBRARY SPORTS LOCAL Extinct Softball Ziegert species spring featured program finale PAGE 2 PAGE 2 PAGE 7 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS A TURLEY PUBLICATION ❙ www.turley.com July 15, 2021 ❙ Vol. 43, No. 20 ❙ $1.00 www.agawamadvertisernews.turley.com Town monitoring Carvana project The Agawam City Council Suffriti to oppose the installation of a Carvana facility in Southwick. will consider a resolution The proposal has brought an opposing the project at a outcry of opposition from many Southwick residents due to the in- future meeting. creased traffic and other negative factors of where it will be locat- By Gregory A. Scibelli ed. Major concerns in Southwick [email protected] have resulted in stacked Plan- Feeding Hills Center was recently reconstructed with wider turn lights, better traffic lights, and dedicated turn lanes. The Agawam ning Board meetings and multi- City Council and town officials are considering whether it should oppose the project or not. PHOTOS BY GREGORY A. SCIBELLI AGAWAM/SOUTHWICK – ple demonstrations among those The Town of Agawam has not that are opposed to the project. taken a formal position on a hot There are also “No Carvana” signs plate topic in the neighboring throughout the town. Town of Southwick, but the may- The opposition has reached or said he is monitoring the situ- such a fever pitch that groups op- ation closely. posing Carvana are trying to rally Next month, the Agawam City the neighboring towns to South- Council will vote on a resolution wick against the project. They are brought forward by Councilors “No Carvana” signs are erected throughout Southwick to oppose the project. Agawam traffic could be affected by creation of the Rosemary Sandlin and Anthony CARVANA ❙ page 5 200,000-square foot facility. Town working to address debris, Vaccine options still full storm drains after heavy rains available for COVID-19 By Shelby Macri town has lifted restrictions ev- By Shelby Macri DPW Superintendent Mario lay pavement, cement, or asphalt. [email protected] erywhere in town. [email protected] Mazza said the storm work has If the rain is strong enough to last Private businesses are able been a lot of work and does take to the next day it makes it addi- AGAWAM – With the Delta to continue masks at their own AGAWAM – The Agawam De- away from their seasonal work, tionally hard to do the work they variant of COVID-19 gaining discretion as well, though few partment of Public Works has such as street sweeping, filling need to do. attention in some parts of the are doing that. a long list of things to do during potholes, repairing problematic “Potholes are an ongoing task, country, people who have yet The town has ended their the summer, but they are taking a sidewalks, and more work that but they are a priority for us. We to be vaccinated for the virus mass vaccine clinics as the detour and are focusing on storm is weather dependent. Filling pot try to repair the pot holes and are still being encouraged to re- town’s supply of the vaccine has cleanup work while the rain con- holes and repairing sidewalks for roads as fast as possible.” Maz- ceive the vaccine shots. been exhausted. tinues to fall. example, if it rains the DPW can’t za said. “With all the storms and The town has been through Petrucci said she complet- rain, it is hard to do the street many changes between initi- ed all homebound calls she work we need to do, but it is a ating COVID-19 restrictions to received while they still had a main focus for us.” lifting those restrictions and vaccine supply. Without a sup- He said they also try to focus everything in-between. Res- ply, Petrucci said they are not on trip-hazard sidewalks with idents should know that the making efforts for those res- cracks, or if roots start to push town has lifted all restrictions. idents unvaccinated, though through pavement. These things The departments at Aga- there are alternative vaccina- haven’t been addressed yet. When wam Town Hall use their own tion methods if people are in- there is dry weather, residents discretion in their offices, in- terested in receiving the vac- can expect to see road and side- cluding some departments cine. walk work being done. having plexi-glass barriers up Petrucci said the state has During the storm a few weeks and only one person being al- recently enacted a mobile vac- ago the DPW was busy cleaning lowed in an office space. cine clinic. She said it’s ear- storm damage and debris from Appropriate signage and marked for schools and busi- town trees, in the area around six notices are posted inside and nesses, but companies can call flags and not inside as they han- on the automated message for to schedule a vaccination site dled their own storm cleaning. the Town Hall. for their building. Petrucci said The DPW cleaned along their tree Public Health Nurse Sher- the information and the num- Debris is all over town from downed trees and branches during the past two weeks. ry Petrucci said besides those PHOTO BY GREGORY A. SCIBELLI STORM ❙ page 6 exceptions at Town Hall, the VACCINE ❙ page 5 413.283.8393 • Facebook: @AgawamAdvertiserNews • Email: [email protected] Page 2 ❙ AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS ❙ July 15, 2021 Library to host series on extinct species AGAWAM – The Agawam Library is mid-nineteenth century. On July 14, we became extinct in 1914. There is plenty to Cultural Council, a local agency which is pleased to virtually host the White Me- will take a look at the Thylacine. The Thy- learn about these species! Each presenta- supported by the Massachusetts Cultur- morial Conservation Center in a four-part lacine was an Australian marsupial that tion take place virtually at 7:00 p.m. al Council, a state agency. This series is series on extinct species. Each Wednes- was once considered the largest known The White Memorial Conservation also a part of our Tails and Tales Summer day evening in July will feature a different carnivorous marsupial before its extinc- Center is an Environmental Education Reading Program. Please register for each species that became extinct. Participants tion. The well-known Dodo Bird will be the Center and Nature Museum located in the week on our online events calendar found will learn about the species lives and the topic for our presentation on July 21. The heart of the 4,000-acre White Memorial at www.agawamlibrary.org. This series reasons they became extinct. The first in Dodo Bird was a flightless bird from the Foundation, in the hills of northwestern will be held on Zoom. Participants will be the series will take place on July 7th and same family as today’s pigeons and doves. Connecticut. We are grateful to the Aga- emailed the program links on the day of the species will be The Great Auk- a flight- Our last discussion in the series on July 28 wam Cultural Council. This program is the event. This program is free of charge less seabird that became extinct in the will feature the Passenger Pigeon, which supported by a grant from the Agawam and all are welcome. Ziegert homicide investigation West Springfield drive-in to be feature on ‘Forensic Files’ theater expanding operation SPRINGFIELD – This Sunday, Head- Nanolabs’s, DNA Phenotype testing, they WEST SPRINGFIELD – The West Spring- guests to not only enjoy popcorn, but popu- line News’s Forensic Files II will feature were able to return to various lists of per- field Drive-In, located on the grounds of lar Fair foods such as fried dough, fried Ore- the Lisa Ziegert Homicide Investigation sons of interest that were developed over Eastern States Exposition, begins operating os, cotton candy and more. during the premier its new season this the years, and narrow the scope of the in- seven days a week through Labor Day week- Combine an evening under the stars din- Sunday at 10 p.m. The show will profile vestigation. end with showings of “F9 – The Fast Saga” ing alfresco, Fridays or Saturdays, at either the homicide investigation into the disap- In this review, a list was formed of no- and “NOBODY” on Screen 1 and “Shrek” Storrowton Tavern or The Sam Adams Beer pearance and murder of Ms. Lisa Ziegert table individuals who previously refused and “ET” on Screen 2. Movies change often Garden before your double feature movie on April 15, 1992 in Agawam. to voluntarily provide samples for DNA and information on current viewings and experience. Tickets are $75 and include a The show will feature how the investi- testing. Gary E. Schara was one of these tickets can be found at www.wsdrivein. $50 gift certificate to either restaurant and gation narrowed to focus on Gary Schara, individuals. Upon the completion of this com. admission to the movie for one vehicle. who later plead guilty to first degree mur- list, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Located in the Exposition’s Gate 9 park- Tickets are available online only and are not der on September 25, 2019. Included in D. Gulluni convened a Grand Jury to be- ing area, the West Springfield Drive-In, in sold at the gate. Visit www.wsdrivein.com the show will be members of the Ziegert gin an investigation. This investigation partnership with Eastern States Exposition, for details. family, Hampden District Attorney An- ultimately leads to troopers attempting to features two 45’ by 60’ screens and can ac- Dining rooms and patio are open for res- thony D. Gulluni, and investigators who provide notice of a hearing to Schara.
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