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Condominium project officially begins IN THIS EDITION By Cliff Clark

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continues to rely on a subsidy to remain solvent each year. Last year, Pandya touted the development as secluded and private. And as an added feature, the property abuts the Southwick Rail Trail. He’s hoping to appeal to homeowners in town and in Connecticut who are looking to downsize. There will also be a combina-

tion of units offered as long-term rentals or for purchase, Pandya has said. The project was originally proposed by Granby-based Right Hand Clyde Real Estate, LLC. Last year, Aum Builders, Inc. purchased the property through a limited liability company. In December 2021, the Plan-

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rage units will have 2,300 square feet of space, he said. Unlike other condominium projects, which often use a onefaçade design, Pandya said each building “will be different.” “It won’t look boring,” Pandya said last year. “A little character is nice,” he said. The project will be a benefit to the town’s sewer system, which

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Site work has started on the 100-unit condominium project on Depot Street in Southwick.

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SOUTHWICK — After over four years, the site for the 100unit condominium project at 42 Depot St. is being prepared for construction. “They are ready to start the project and are excited about it,” said Conservation Commission Coordinator Sabrina Pooler, who visited the site on July 16 with Dipal Pandya, the president of New Jersey-based Aum Builders Inc., the developer of the project. Over the last several weeks, the vacant house on the property has been razed, and silt fencing to control any potential erosion issues has been installed, said Alvin Allen, who is the town planner and economic development director. He is also excited about the potential impact the development will have on the town’s economy. “With that many units being built, it should spur economic development on College Highway,” Allen said. The town’s Economic Development Committee has been pushing to have the rail trail connected to College Highway. The proposed route would run along the edge of the condominium project, and EDC Chair Greg Deily said several months ago that Pandya was open to the idea. The project, which has yet to be named, will offer a mix of oneand two-car garage units on the 22-acre property. The units with a one-car garage will have 1,700 square feet of living space, while two-car ga-

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Hockeyday returns for 100th anniversary of hockey in area By Peter Tuohy

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Hockey players and fans from the United States and Canada are set to gather at West Springfield’s Better Living Center in the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds to celebrate 100 years of professional hockey in Western Massachusetts at the Springfield Hockey Heritage Society’s annual “Hockeyday” on July 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $15 for members of the heritage society and $18 for non-members, available at hockeyday2026.eventbrite.com or in-person at West Springfield’s Steve’s Sports, 94 Front St. The Springfield Hockey Heritage Society is a nonprofit that strives to “preserve the history of hockey in Springfield,” according to a press release. Hockey in Western Massachusetts dates back to 1926 when the Springfield Indians, named after the Springfield-based Indian Motorcycle Company, began playing for the American Hockey League at the Eastern States Coliseum. “Hockeyday” will take place

just a building away from the Coliseum, and features raffles, an auction for hockey-memorabilia and non-hockey related items, cornhole and other games, vintage jersey and equipment displays, and exclusive merchandise and apparel with past Springfield hockey logos. Former Springfield Kings player Mike Corrigan said in the release that the event grows each year and includes more former professional players coming back to reminisce on their Springfield playing days. The Springfield Indians temporarily rebranded to the Kings from 1967-1975. “The Springfield Hockey Heritage Society really cares about preserving the history of hockey in Springfield and it shows,” Corrigan said in the release. “This gathering is first-class all the way.” Springfield Hockey Heritage Society Executive Director Steve Bordeaux said around 20 former Springfield players will be in attendance to share stories and sign autographs. He added that the Springfield Thunderbirds’ team bus will be there, along with mas-

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cots from the Thunderbirds and possibly the Worcester Railers. “It’s a good day, all in all,” Bordeaux said. “Just lots of stuff going on … The Springfield Thunderbirds bring their inflatable shooting game, there is cornhole for the kids and whomever to play.” The event is going back to Springfield hockey’s roots, and Bordeaux said the heritage society found the family of a player from the 1926 Springfield Indi-

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ans and invited them to the event. “There was one player on the 1926 team, his name was [Henry ‘Buddy’ Maracle],” Bordeaux said. “We’ve actually tracked down his descendants up in St. Catherines, Ontario, and we’re bringing four of his descendants down. They couldn’t be more excited to come down and see where Buddy played 100 years ago. I think that’s gonna be super special for them and for us.” He added that the heritage so-

ciety is just trying to have a great event for its attendees. “It’s more about the people that want to go and be part of it, that they have a good time,” Bordeaux said. “We’re behind the scenes putting it all together, and it could get stressful, and it does get stressful, but it’s more about the people having a good time.” More information on the heritage society can be found at hockeyspringfield.org.

tion-district special permit, and a stormwater management permit, clearing the last major regulatory hurdles for the project to begin. The order of conditions by the Conservation Commission for the project was also approved in December 2021. During the commission’s meeting on Nov.

18, Pandya requested that the order of conditions be extended for three years. The commission approved his request. Those approvals and permits were passed to the new property owner, who had to adhere to the permit deadlines. They were due to expire in November.

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Urban Wildlife Rehabilitation to host Family Fun Day By Amy Porter

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WESTFIELD — Interested in wildlife rehabilitation or just love animals? Urban Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc. is hosting a Summer Family Fun Day on Sunday, July 26. from 12:30-4:30 p.m. in the Annex Pavilion at Stanley Park, to celebrate its 25th anniversary of rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing wildlife in Western Mass. Activities will include live animal presentations from Forest Park Zoo on the Go from 1-2 p.m., reptiles from Family Jungle Exotics from 2-3 p.m., Berkshire County Turtle Rescue from 3-4 p.m. and raffle drawings starting at 4 p.m. Children’s games will be available under a tent by Whip City Wildlife Sanctuary volunteers throughout the afternoon, and the Saucy Mama food truck will be on site with vegan food options. Proceeds will benefit Urban Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc., a nonprofit that provides medical care, food and shelter to injured, ill and orphaned wildlife across Massachusetts until they are healthy enough to return to the wild. Founded in 2001, the organization specializes in rehabilitating small mammals such as rac-

coons, squirrels, foxes, muskrats, opossums, skunks and porcupines, and they have locations in Springfield, Russell, Southwick, Monson and Westfield. Tickets are $10 for ages 13plus, and $5 for 12 and under. The tickets must be purchased online, and ticket holders will receive a gift bag and a free raffle ticket. Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. A printed ticket or an e-ticket, available up to the start of the Family Fun Day event, must be shown for admission. Tickets may be purchased by going to Urban Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc. on Facebook or at givebutter.com/urban-wildlifein-the-park26 Kathy Gaynor, president of Urban Wildlife Rehabilitation and one of the six certified wildlife rehabilitators it represents, said the fundraiser is for ongoing animal care. She said the organization is 100% volunteer-based and no one gets paid — even the attorney and CPA they work with donate their time. Gaynor said people who come to the event will be able to meet some of the wildlife rehabilitators and wildlife-friendly animal control officers in the area and learn about rescuing wildlife in need. Among the animals they care for,

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she said some of their rehabilitators specialize in rescuing squirrels, who require less formula, smaller caging and a shorter twoweek rehab time. Other animals,

such as the raccoons Gaynor specializes in, require larger caging and a stay of five or six months. Another of the rehabilitators specializes in skunks, and another in

bunnies and opossums. “Last year, I did just under 1,000 animals and 23 different See FAMILY FUN on page 9

New Southampton Road special education facility readies for students By Amy Porter

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WESTFIELD — Plans are moving forward for the city-owned school facility at 390 Southampton Road, the former site of the Head Start program. Greg Rosenthal, administrator of special education, said the building was turned over to the schools on July 1, and he has been working closely with Chris Rogers, director of operations and safety, on site preparations and Shannon Barry, director of finance, on furniture procurement. Rogers said the building is currently empty, being prepped and undergoing summer cleaning. “They’ve done an excellent job. The entire administrative team has been excellent, the superintendent, curriculum director, and data director, Christine Shea and Susan Dargie, have been very supportive. It’s quite a hefty project starting a new program,” Rosenthal said. Starting in the fall, the building will house three elementary RISE classrooms, two that are moving over from Paper Mill and one

from Westfield River Elementary School. 390 Southampton will also be the new home for transition services for students 18 to 22 years old, who have been meeting in Central Baptist Church downtown since 2020. Rosenthal said the two new programs at the site will be in two separate wings of the building, with a break between them, and won’t be in contact at all. He said it’s a beautiful building that didn’t need a lot of rehab. “We’re not changing any of the rooms, and we’re excited to have a fully functional commercial kitchen for the transition program,” he said. The 390 Southampton Road location provides the program with what is needed, including the commercial kitchen. “Some of the students go to job sites with kitchens. We also have a section for a community room, and one of the rooms will be turned into a mock apartment. We’ll also have a room dedicated for classrooms and students working on academic skills. There is access for public transit right outside the door. We’re really excited,” Rosenthal said.

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License plate readers to have policy before installation By Cliff Clark

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SOUTHWICK — While the Police Department has purchased the Automated License Plate Readers with a nearly $30,000 state grant, the controversial cameras have yet to be installed. “We have not installed them yet,” said Chief Administrative Officer Nicole Parker on July 14. She said the town will be transparent about where the cameras will be installed. “We will let our residents know where they are and when and what they would be used for,” she said. There will also be a “strong policy” written and approved by the Select Board to regulate their use. “We will have a strong policy before we use this technology,” she said. In October, the Police Department received an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grant of $29,932, which could be used in a variety of priority crime-fighting areas, including technology upgrades. On Nov. 3, the Select Board acknowledged and approved the grant. After the grant was approved unanimously, Select Board member Russ Anderson asked Police Chief Rhett Bannish whether it was for staffing. Bannish, who was sitting in the back of the Town Hall Land Use Room, said, “equipment”

without being specific. Southwick’s 2040 Master Plan included an action item for the Police Department to seek grant funding to purchase automatic license plate readers. The action item was marked as a completed action item after the grant was secured for the purchase of the cameras. Across the country, there is a growing movement against the use of ALPRs. There is a concern about an unconstitutional surveillance state, a loss of privacy and fears that police departments using them are sharing the data. There are numerous video recordings of the cameras being torn from utility poles and destroyed. Parker said she understands the worry. “I can certainly understand the concern of our residents, and we will take every single comment [about their installation],” Parker said. “Hopefully, the use is beneficial,” she said. According to police, the cameras are used to help with Amber Alerts and Silver Alerts for missing elderly residents. They also help locate missing people and track down vehicles that may have been used for criminal activity, police said. The Westfield Police Department has had the cameras in place for more than two years. Westfield Police Capt. Steve Dickinson explained how they are used.

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“Yes, the cameras record the license plates of all vehicles as they pass by, just like the E-ZPass toll gates along Interstate 90,” he said. But because of the thousands of vehicles that pass by them each day, there is no way the police can monitor the cameras in real time. “How in the world would we have enough time to look at all those plates?” Dickinson said. With that volume, they only help police departments search for individual vehicles. For example, Dickinson said if there is a vehicle reported stolen, and the license plate is entered into the system, the system’s software will search through the thousands of plates recorded, and if it has recorded that plate, it alerts the police about the time, the street or road the vehicle was on and its direction of travel. Once the location of the vehicle is determined, the plate is removed from the system, he said.

Dickinson said there was a recent situation in which the readers averted a potential tragedy. A woman who was possibly experiencing postpartum depression left the city in her vehicle after making threats to harm herself. “We were able to see which direction she was travelling and located her on [Interstate] 91,” Dickinson said. “Her vehicle was stopped, and she got the help she needed,” he said. The readers can also rule out if a vehicle involved in alleged criminal activity has entered the city. He said other police departments will reach out if they learn that a vehicle involved has traveled to Westfield. “We can run the plate and let them know,” Dickinson said. Parker said she expects the topic to be discussed during the Select Board’s next meeting on July 20.

Contract for pickleball court project not yet finalized By Cliff Clark

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SOUTHWICK — While the contract to build six pickleball courts at Whalley Park has yet to be signed, Chief Administrative Officer Nicole Parker said the project is expected to be completed in the fall. “We held our initial meeting on Friday [July 10], but no contracts have been signed yet,” Parker said on July 13. At the meeting were Parker, Rob Levesque of R. Levesque Associates, whose engineering firm is overseeing the project, and a representative of Omasta Landscaping Inc. “We’re working on a start day and hoping to have it done by the fall,” she said. The idea of building pickleball courts at Whalley Park began in

the summer of 2023 after the Senior Center director at the time set up two temporary pickleball courts in the Town Hall auditorium. The courts were a big hit with seniors, according to the director. During a Special Town Meeting in December 2023, residents approved spending $207,990 of Community Preservation Act funding to build four pickleball courts at Whalley Park. However, after a subcommittee of the Parks and Recreation Commission researched the cost of building four, they believed that the $207,990 wasn’t enough, and they went back to the drawing board. After several months, the commission came back with a plan to build six courts at Whalley Park that would include lighting, fencing and a pavilion for shade at an estimated cost of $670,000.

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sion, Levesque told the commissioners that Omasta’s bid of $478,898 included building the courts and pavilion, as well as installing fencing and lighting. Commissioner David DeiDolori had questions about Omasta because of a project it was involved with in South Hadley. According to an article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, South Hadley officials found in August 2025 that the courts, which were designed by the Berkshire Design Group, were installed on a concrete slab that had a grade of 2.3%. A grade of between 0.83% and 1% is recommended by USA Pickleball. The cost of correcting the slope was estimated at $175,000, of which South Hadley taxpayers paid $34,000, with the balance covered by the Friends of Buttery Brook Park and a grant from USA Pickleball, according to the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Levesque said at the May com-

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mission meeting that his firm became involved after the design flaw was discovered, and the bid on the repair was awarded to a different contractor based in South Hadley. “We have investigated and through communications with the town, this was more of a design-related item and maybe some coordination items that caused that issue,” Levesque said. “We’re not personally laying blame on any of those folks, but Omasta certainly is a company capable of doing this work,” he said, adding that South Hadley officials didn’t blame Omasta specifically, but it was more a coordination issue between the designer and the contractor. Levesque said he drafted a letter to Parker attesting to Omasta’s ability to successfully complete the project. Once the project starts, it is expected to be completed in three months. However, once the surface is installed, there is a 30-day waiting period before it can be painted and striped, which could push back the opening day.

drawing, Dariella “Cha Cha” Rivera performed a solo, and another camper performed an original skit. Then they all came together for one last song. Afterwards, families and friends were invited for refreshments, and the kids ran off to the playground. Kamp for Kids was founded by Judy Hoyt, whose son, Rick Hoyt, was the inspiration behind the camp. Rick, who passed away in May 2023, became widely known for competing in numerous Boston Marathon races with his father, Dick Hoyt, who was an enduring symbol of inclusion, perseverance and the power of community, ac-

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works with them on mental health and addiction services. ‘BHN is the tip of the spear for a lot of things. There’s never as much joy and happiness as in Kamp for Kids,” he said. Velis said that during his recent extended deployments, he wondered whether he’d be back for the open house. “For the kids, enjoy camp!” Also present with the same sentiments were BHN President and CEO Steve Winn; Brian Ross, BHN vice president of development services; Eliana Clinton from the Department of Developmental Services and state Rep. Kelly Pease. Anne Benoit, program director of Kamp for Kids, said she has been involved for 51 years in the camp. She said recently, when she was travelling in Ohio, she stopped at a gift shop and was asked where she was from. When she said Westfield, the person mentioned going to Kamp for Kids as a college student. “Over 51 years, there are so many camp stories. It’s time to start collecting those,” Benoit said, adding that people with stories may email them to her at Anne.Benoit@bhninc.org. Camp Director Luis Burgos then called the campers up for performances by groups, and each of them sang interactive songs. In between, individual campers told jokes. Seaman showed his

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SPRINGFIELD — For one afternoon each summer, The Zoo in Forest Park trades children’s laughter for the clink of tasting glasses as hundreds of adults gather to sip local craft beer while supporting animal care and conservation. Now in its eighth year, Brew at The Zoo has become more than a popular summer tradition. The Aug. 1 event is The Zoo in Forest Park’s largest annual fundraiser, helping provide daily care for more than 200 animals while supporting the zoo’s award-winning wildlife education programs throughout the community. For Assistant Executive Director Gabry Tyson, the event also offers an opportunity to remind residents that the zoo depends heavily on community support. “One thing many people don’t realize is that The Zoo in Forest Park is an independent, nonprofit organization located within a city-run park,” Tyson said. “We are not owned or operated by the city of Springfield, so we rely on the support of our community, guests and fundraising events

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like Brew at The Zoo to allow us to continue to serve as a resource within our community and for animals in need.” This year’s event, presented by PeoplesBank, runs from 1:305 p.m. and features samples from more than 20 breweries, live music by Stillwater Band, three food trucks, two dessert vendors, a raffle and the chance to explore the zoo after hours. While many fundraising events remain largely unchanged from year to year, Tyson said Brew at The Zoo has evolved steadily by listening to both guests and participating vendors. “Brew at The Zoo has definitely evolved over the past eight years, and much of that growth has been driven by guest and vendor feedback, she said. “We’ve worked to enhance the experience while keeping the event true to what it is.” Among the changes are an extended VIP hour, the addition of a VIP non-drinking ticket option and relocating the popular homebrew competition to a larger space that encourages more interaction among brewers and attendees. Returning guests, Tyson said, can expect “all of their favorite

elements like great local breweries, live music, animal encounters and a fun afternoon supporting a great cause, along with the welcoming community atmosphere that has made Brew at The Zoo one of our signature events.” A highlight of the event remains the VIP experience, which offers early admission, keeper talks and up-close encounters with ambassador animals, including birds, reptiles and small mammals. But Tyson emphasized those memorable moments never come at the expense of the animals’ well-being. “The well-being of our animals will always be our highest priority,” she said. “While we love creating memorable experiences for our guests, every animal’s participation is completely voluntary.” Before each encounter, animal care staff evaluate whether an ambassador animal is interested in participating. “If an animal shows us through their behavior or body language that they aren’t interested in participating that day, we don’t force them,” Tyson said. To reduce stress, the VIP experience is limited in length, and

the animals are handled by the keepers and educators who know them best. Tyson said the zoo also intentionally keeps participating species a surprise until the day of the event. “This is also why we never announce in advance which animals will be participating in events or programs,” she said. “It allows our team to make decisions based solely on each animal’s behavior and well-being that day.” Although Brew at The Zoo is centered on craft beer, Tyson hopes visitors leave with something far more lasting than memories of a favorite brew. “We hope first-time guests leave with a new appreciation for both our animals and our mission,” she said. “Many people think of the zoo as a place primarily for children, but Brew at The Zoo gives adults an excuse to return to The Zoo either for the first time or for the first time in a long time.” She added that the zoo hopes visitors rediscover their curiosity about the natural world. “While they’re here, we hope they’re reminded that you’re never too old to learn something new. If guests leave feeling more con-

nected to nature and inspired to become advocates for wildlife in their own backyard, then we’ve accomplished exactly what we set out to do.” The event also features the return of its popular Homebrew Competition, where guests vote for their favorite amateur brew. Among the returning participants are Nick and Maddy Bednaz, owners of StrongHaus Brewing, who have competed for more than five years. “Brew at The Zoo is one of our favorite beer events,” the couple said in a statement. “The atmosphere is always fun and supportive; from sharing brewing tips with fellow homebrewers to getting feedback and chatting with the attendees.” Tyson offered one final reminder for prospective attendees. “Brew at The Zoo is strictly a 21 and up event,” she said. “It’s the perfect reason to hire a babysitter and come explore nature, with a drink in your hand, of course.” Brew at The Zoo will be held Saturday, Aug. 1. Advance tickets are required, and guests must present a valid photo ID for admission.

staff will be moving over to 390. Rosenthal, who is just completing his first year in Westfield but had 10 years of experience as a special education director in Northbridge and Douglas, said the department is putting a heavy focus on professional develop-

ment with a multi-year plan to support programs on inclusion and co-teaching models at the elementary school, gaps that were highlighted in a recent review by by Academic Discoveries to the School Committee on May 18. Westfield sought out the Massachusetts-based educational consulting service through a bidding process to assess its special education programming and suggest areas for improvement. The review showed a strong commitment to inclusion and collaborative co-teaching, but also the lack of a consistent districtwide inclusion model and a gap in its implementation and effectiveness. “There are pockets of great collaborative co-teaching, but they are not throughout the sys-

tem,” Rosenthal told the School Committee in May. “As the report said, we have gaps. It wasn’t in all grade levels. Some of our elementary schools have more of a pull-out resource room model. There’s a lot of students at Westfield Technical Academy that go during class week to get pull-out services for SPED. We’re looking at co-teaching and inclusion models … how to support that in a least restrictive environment per Department of Education guidelines,” he said this week. Rosenthal said he will also be get in touch with all of the building principals to monitor their staffing needs, another area highlighted in the review. He said ultimately, the principals hire special education teachers for their build-

ings with support from special education supervisors and himself. Over the summer, another one of his goals is to create a flow chart for communication chains, which he hopes will be out in mid-August. He said there are certain things more appropriately responded to by different people, such as the day-to-day questions for the principal and special education teachers, and questions about an IEP, which may be more appropriately addressed by the education team leader. “I’m trying to help parents know when to contact,” Rosenthal said. “We really like the collaboration with the parents, and being able to provide supports for their students. I’m really encouraged, and I think we’re going to be doing pretty well.”

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by design,” he said. “We all know the reality of our world today, but it’s a reprieve from what’s going on outside, and you come here and you see your neighbors or people you went to high school with, you get a folding chair, you sit in front of the band stand, you eat some great food, it’s local, it’s safe, everything we do here is catered for families.” Sferrazza said the festival is an opportunity for the public and members of the society to celebrate the society’s values. “It’s a very special place, certainly for me and for a lot of people that grew up in town. For the people that didn’t grow up in town, it’s a great opportunity to come and try something here that’s a little different,” he said. Tickets for the festival are $5, and children under 12 get in for free. The festival runs from 5-11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 5-10 p.m. on Sunday. Enfield’s Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Society is located at 93 Park Ave.

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itators who are not a part of the organization. “I did a fundraiser where I combined all their wish lists. People bought and shipped me all their items, and I distributed them all,” she said, adding that she raised about $500 in supplies. The Summer Family Fun Day will be held rain or shine in the Annex Pavilion, and the children’s games will be under a tent. The Annex Pavilion is behind the Rose Garden and Carillon, accessible by Gate 2 at 286 Western Ave. or Gate 3 at 45 Kensington Ave., and parking is available near the Beveridge Pavilion. Raffle items are still needed for the July 26 event. Any local business that would like to donate gift cards, merchandise, gift certificates for services or gift baskets may contact Kathy Gaynor at urbanwildlifedonations@gmail.com.

hard-working, brick layers, stone masons, carpenters, they left their country, they left their family behind to come to America, so their children could be Americans and have a better way of life,” he said. “I think they’d be pretty proud that 100 years have gone by and the seeds that they planted back in 1926 continue today.” Sferrazza said the society is a 501c3 nonprofit and they give back to the community by allowing people to use its field as a town park, offering its hall for the town to use for ceremonies and events, hosting a dinner fundraiser for Wreaths Across America in Enfield and much more. The society also hosts a “Mt. Carmel style” pasta supper once a month. “We’re very community oriented and that’s what we want to do is we want to be good neighbors and help all those different charities,” he said. Everything the society does is catered to families. “Coming into Mt. Carmel, I feel that time stands still, it still feels like may the 1950s, 1960s,

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vorite food was pasta fazool. His wife then made pasta fazool to bring to a meet and greet following her Foxwoods performance. “I asked her if she’d come here and I explained that our resources are limited and her husband John stepped in and said it’s not always about the money, it’s about relationships. As I was leaving, John says, ‘you know maybe some time we can come,’ and Deana said, ‘nope, we’re going this year,’” he said. On Sunday morning, there will be an outdoor mass at 9 a.m. “This particular mass, because it’s 100 years, will be celebrated by the archbishop of Hartford. The mass is a combination of a traditional mass, but some of the readings are in Italian and it’s just a great opportunity for people to come and see,” he said. Following the mass, the society will take the statue of the Blessed Mother and put it on a float and process with the float through the streets of Thompsonville. Alongside the procession, a Boston-based Italian marching band will perform. While Sferrazza said Thompsonville initially was the Italian section of Enfield, he said the society continues the tradition in honor of the society’s founders and religious beliefs. He added that preparations for the festival are done entirely by the members of the society. “What you’ll see is, usually starting right after the Fourth of July, our members will get out of work, change into their clothes and come and we work together to make this happen,” he said. Reflecting on the 100th anniversary, Sferrazza said he wanted to honor the society’s founders with the festival. “It’s a celebration — not just of the current members — but we really want to pay homage and respect to our founders, pretty heroic people. Uneducated, but

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won’t allow it. We want to control the quality of the food as well as the price,” he said. “We know that we are catering to our family and friends and residents, so all the food here is prepared in our kitchens upstairs by the members of Mt. Carmel, so it’s not a food truck thing like the Big E. If I can brag a little bit, we are known for the quality of our Italian food.” Sferrazza added that while attendees can expect traditional Italian food like spaghetti and meatballs, the society’s fried dough is “legendary.” For desserts, Sferrazza said people will be able to try food from “Cake Boss,” as the festival is partnering with Maurizio Belgiovine, the director of operations at Carlo’s Bakery. The festival kicks off on Thursday, July 30, with a religious candlelight procession followed by free coffee, soda and Italian pastries. On Friday, July 31, Johnny Six Guns will perform, Brat Pack will perform on July 2. Sferrazza said Saturday’s performance is the “pinnacle” with Martin’s appearance. “Deana Martin, the daughter of Dean Martin, who performed here 2006 until 2016, every year, will be returning to perform that night. Those years that she was here, as a gesture of goodwill to Mt. Carmel, she always called on one of her celebrity friends,” he said. Some of those celebrity friends include Mary Wilson, Bobby Rydell and Joe Piscopo. This year, Sferrazza said the celebrity friend is Tony Orlando, who is coming out of retirement for the festival. Sferrazza said his wife suggested getting Martin to perform for the first time in 2006 after seeing she was going to perform at Foxwoods. He then picked up her book “Through my Father’s Eyes,” and found out that his fa-

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Alyssa A. Demers to Kiara Liz Arias and Miguel Antonio Arias, 151 Labelle St. $350,000 Jeffrey A. Ledoux and Rachel L. Ledoux to Frank V. Palange and Sheila M. Palange, 1300 Morgan Road Par A $8,000 Jessica Condon to William August Buescher IV, 256 Morton St. $345,000 Kathleen Calabrese and Charles Calabrese to Hem B. Chhetri and Sita Gurung, 7 Brewster Road $590,000 Kulwinder Kaur to John McCarthy, 17 Oak St. $285,000 Said Bakhouch and Fatima Elfissi to Ruben Camacho, 65 Verdugo St. $415,000 Samir A. Al Moula to Sarmad Al Moula, 21-23 Hill St. $182,000 Susie Sousa Chapin to Alissa Lopes, 36 Braintree Road $372,000

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Andrey Bezkulov and Larissa Bezkulov to Kimberly D. Sorel, 563 Pochassic Road Claire May to Robert Baker and Eileen Baker, 5 Collette Drive $344,900 Derek Michael Parentela and Derek Stevens to Erin Payton and Noah Christian Swords, 567 Loomis St. Craig D. Johnson and Susan M. Johnson to Carolyn M. Smith, 43 Lakeshore Drive $399,900 Edwin P. Ondrick and Carol A. Ondrick to Lauren Devine, 7 Joseph Ave. Darlene D. Spratt, trustee, and Spratt Family Trust 2025, trustee of, to Stephen E. Gallagher, 8 Lake Shore Dr. $460,000 Frank A. Ruscio and Kathleen Ruscio to Carlos Dejesus and Zuleika Dejesus, 74 Shannon Lane Hum Real Estate Holdings LLC, to Lemay Enterprises LLC, 34 Elise St. HOLYOKE Brian D. Murphy and Kelly J. Cahill-Murphy to Jeffrey Usher and April Papianou, 27 Morgan St. $415,000 Joan W. Kana, conservator, and Marion E. Warren, estate, to Joseph Adamowicz, 145 Honey Pot Road Howard W. Raymond and Judith A. Raymond to Rachel E. Kennedy, 17 Sun Valley Road $140,000 John Bonavita, trustee, and Kaben Realty Trust, trustee of, to John & Sons LLC, 174 Main St. Jeffrey P. Bibeau and Lynne A. Bibeau to Stephen Porter, Elizabeth Porter and Catherine Porter, 6 Stanford St. $725,000 John C. Fielding and Stephanie D. Fielding to Kyle Duggan and Allison Duggan, 23 Susan Drive Kathleen M. Marcinek to Barbara T. Smith, 54 Sterling Road $420,000 Jonathan A. Brown to Karl Philemy and Giavanna Philemy, 110 Lockhouse Road Unit F Sunflower Holdings LLC, to Our Legacy LLC, 154 Huron Ave. $240,000 Joshua A, Toomey to Michael O’Brien, 28 Mechanic St. Three Bs & C LLC, to Ardsley Realty LLC, 100 Whiting Farms Road $545,000 Peter J. Dargon and Joy C. Dargon to Michael Lambert and Jessica Wessner, 232 Eastwood Drive Robert Greenberg III, and Alyssa Leigh Greenberg to Jolie B. Walts, 20 South Maple St.

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