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The Engineering Dept. will be holding a public infor- mation ses- sion on three projects on Thursday, Nov. 8. cityofwestfield.org photo Engineering Department seeks public input on upcoming projects By AMY PORTER rently under review. The current schedule struction dollars for this project, which he Correspondent anticipates a construction start in the Spring of estimates will cost half a million dollars. He WESTFIELD – The Engineering Department 2019. also said he doesn’t think they will have to will be holding a public information session on Westfield Civil Engineer Mark Cressotti said widen the road, as there are two brooks in the three projects on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 pm the traffic signal on Springfield Road is in front area. in Room 315 at City Hall. The projects, in of the Shortstop Restaurant, and involves wid- Cressotti said the third project is an idea the various states of planning, are a traffic signal at ening the road and adding a center lane for city is floating to add a slip ramp to ease traffic 99 Springfield Road (Route 20), a traffic signal turning. Cressotti said there are right of ways at Interchange 3. The city hired VHB (Vanesse on Union St at Springdale Road and Paper and acquisitions needed for this project, which Hangen Brustlin Inc.) engineers to do a study Mill, and a discussion on a slip ramp at he hopes to bid over the winter for spring con- on the feasibility of using the slip ramp on the Interchange 3 on the turnpike. struction. The 25% design plans for the $1 mil- other side of 10-202, currently used as a main- The Springfield Road project is the furthest lion MassWorks Infrastructure project are on tenance road by MassDOT trucks to get on and along. The work is proposed on Route 20 the city website at www.cityofwestfield.org. off the highway, as an alternative access for which is a State highway and requires a permit The design for the second signal on Union east bound traffic. from MassDOT. The 25% Design was submit- St. at Springfield Rd. is being funded by the Cressotti said the city is seeking public feed- MARK CRESSOTTI ted to MassDOT in June of 2018 and is cur- city. Cressotti said they will have to seek con- back on the idea at the Nov. 8 meeting. Westfield city engineer Grant check presented to Southwick Council on Aging By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – Sen. Don Humason and Rep. Nick Boldyga presented a $5,500 check to the Southwick Council on Aging on Wednesday afternoon. The check is the result of a grant program that Humason helped create in July for each of the 11 communities he serves. Once Humason had the item passed through the senate, he received support for that earmark from Boldyga on the House of Representatives side. After the item survived the final MVADA champions state budget, Humason noti- Westfield Technical Academy High School players celebrate after winning the fied the 11 council on aging’s Sen. Don Humason (far left), presents the check with Rep. MVADA Soccer Finals Wednesday evening. It was WTA’s first MVADA boys soc- that they would each be Nick Boldyga, Southwick Board of Council on Aging cer title since 2015, and third in six years. See story and photos in today’s Sports receiving at least $5,000. Chairman Paula LeBlanc, Council on Aging Director Cindy Section, Page 9. (Photo by Marc St.Onge) Sullivan, and Select Board members Joe Deedy and Doug See Southwick COA, Page 3 Moglin. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick) Southwick Council on Aging has annual Halloween party By GREG FITZPATRICK Members and Correspondent employees of the SOUTHWICK – The Southwick Council on Aging held it’s annual Halloween party on Wednesday morning. Southwick Several Southwick senior citizens who were dressed as anything from clowns, Minnie Mouse, a doctor, and even the Council on cat burglar, who ended up winning the best costume prize, attended Wednesday morning’s festivities. Aging are seen Many young children from Southwick who attended were accompanied by a parent or guardian and were given candy handing out by the seniors who were very excited to see all of the kids dressed up in costumes. candy to children “What I see on the kids faces is great,” said Nancy Bridges. at the Halloween Dee Girard, who was dressed up as a clown and was seen blowing bubbles to entertain the kids, enjoyed seeing them party on ask for candy. Wednesday “They’re adorable,” said Girard. “They’re just so precious.” morning. (Photo Council on Aging Director Cindy Sullivan began this party when she started in her position six years ago. She enjoys by Greg Fitzpatrick) seeing the seniors and the children celebrate a fun holiday together. “It’s fun,” said Sullivan. “It’s another inter-generational activity that we enjoy doing.” PAGE 2 - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2018 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS WTA’s Golf team celebrates great season The Westfield Technical Academy’s Golf team celebrated a great season (6-7) on Sunday, Oct. 28th with a season closing tournament at East Mountain Country Club. This was the inaugural year for coach Bob Eak. The tournament was won by Tanner Lavasseur and his uncle Eric Dauplaise. The WTA team: (not shown in order) Freshmen: Conner Carrier and Tyler Lavasseur, Sophmores: Trent Adam, Jacob Collier, Riley Sullivan and Nick Moran Juniors: David Romani and Tanner Lavasseur ODDS & ENDS LOCAL LOTTERY LAST NIGHT’s numBERS Bare buns: MASSACHUSETTS TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY MassCash 02-03-25-27-31 Mega Millions Half-naked Estimated jackpot: $52 million Megabucks Doubler woman falls 04-05-19-21-44-48 Estimated jackpot: $3.8 million Numbers Evening through Cook 8-0-3-5 Numbers Midday 3-7-4-2 Out ceiling Powerball Showers, t-storms. Partly Cloudy, showers likely. KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) — Police in 07-25-39-40-47, Powerball: 20, Power Play: 3 Estimated jackpot: $40 million Tennessee say a half-naked woman fell twice through a restaurant’s ceiling and landed in its kitchen. 55-58 56-59 News outlets report 26-year-old Harley WEATHER DISCUSSION C. Morton was arrested Tuesday on charges Today, steady light rain in the morning. Showers continuing in including trespassing and disorderly con- Steady Rain. the afternoon. High 58F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance duct. of rain 90%. Tonight, rain showers in the evening will evolve CONNECTICUT into a more steady rain overnight. Low 49F. Chance of rain A Kingsport police report says a Cook Cash 5 90%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch. Friday, showers and Out employee called 911 when the naked 01-07-14-26-28 t-storms. High 67F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain bottom half of a woman dropped through Lucky Links Day 90%. Friday Night, showers and t-storms. Low 57F. Saturday 01-02-05-06-07-08-16-19 Showers early, partly cloudy, chance of showers. High 59F. the ceiling tiles. Lucky Links Night 49-50 It says a responding officer found her 01-02-03-05-07-12-15-20 wallet with her ID on the restaurant’s roof. Play3 Day Police say she may have got into the ceiling 7-2-3 WWLP.com • WORKING FOR YOU Play3 Night through an air conditioning unit. 5-9-4 It says Morton fell through the ceiling Play4 Day again while the officer was on the roof. It 1-3-8-9 TODAY Play4 Night says she landed on the floor and was arrest- 3-3-2-7 7:25 a.m. 5:46 p.m. 10 hours 21 Minutes ed by other officers. It’s unclear if she has a SUNRISE SUNSET LENGTH OF DAY lawyer. TODAY IN HISTORY TODAY IS THURSDAY, NOV. 1, THE 305TH DAY OF 2018. THERE ARE 60 DAYS LEFT IN THE YEAR. THIS IS ALL SAINTS DAY. stricted and X (later changed to NC-17) for adults only. ONE YEAR AGO: Federal prosecutors brought terrorism charges against In 1973, following the “Saturday Night Massacre,” Acting the man accused in the Manhattan truck rampage a n Nov. 1, 1952, the United States exploded the Attorney General Robert H. Bork appointed Leon Jawor- first hydrogen bomb, code-named “Ivy Mike,” at ski to be the new Watergate special prosecutor, succeed- day earlier that left eight people dead; prosecutors said OEnewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. ing Archibald Cox. Sayfullo Saipov had asked to display the Islamic State group’s flag in the hospital room where he was recover- ON THIS DATE: In 1989, East Germany reopened its border with Czecho- ing from police gunfire. President Donald Trump tweeted In 1512, Michelangelo’s just-completed paintings on the slovakia, prompting tens of thousands of refugees to flee that the suspect in the truck attack should get the death ceiling of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel were publicly un- to the West.