WESTFIELD – Long before the first flakes of superstorm Juno descended upon Westfield Monday, city officials wasted no time cancelling department and commission meetings.
The Joint General Advisory School Committee Meeting, to be held at Westfield Vocational-Technical High School’s Tigers Pride Restaurant at 6 p.m., was postponed and rescheduled for Monday, February 2.
Monday evening’s meeting has become an annual event for the school committee, who gets a tour of the school and shops following a meeting and receives updates and feedback from WVTHS instructors and administrators.
The January meeting of the city’s Youth Commission has also been postponed, but the city’s Community Development Block Grant Coordinator Diana McLean, who moderates the commission’s meetings, said Monday that the meeting would likely be held in late February.
The city’s Historical Commission also postponed their meeting Monday and has rescheduled it for next Monday, February 2, according to Commissioner Cindy Gaylord.
A public hearing and an appearance from John MacMillan, an architect from Agawam’s Reinhardt Associates responsible for the design of Westfield’s proposed transit building, were slated for the meeting.
Noble Hospital’s Express Care closed Monday at 7 p.m. and expects to reopen on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
The Hospital’s Primary Care facilities at 57 Union Street and at 800 College Highway in Southwick also closed at 5 p.m. Monday evening and have plans to reopen Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Noble’s Sports & Rehabilitation Center on 76 Main Street will also be closed Tuesday and will reopen Wednesday.
In a statement, the hospital stated that all emergency cases should proceed to the Noble Hospital Emergency Department.
All of Baystate Medical Center’s Health hospitals including Baystate Medical Center, Baystate Children’s Hospital, Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Baystate Mary Lane Hospital and Baystate Wing Hospital, will remain open Tuesday, while all outpatient services – including Baystate Medical Practice’s Primary Care and all outpatient specialty sites, as well as all reference laboratories – will be closed.
Among the Baystate Medical Practices closed Tuesday will be both adult and pediatric primary care practices in Belchertown, East Longmeadow, Greenfield, Ludlow, Monson, Northampton, Palmer, South Deerfield, South Hadley, Springfield, Ware, West Springfield, Wilbraham.
Baystate Breast and Wellness Center, Baystate Children’s Specialty Center, Baystate Rehabilitation Care (Agawam, East Longmeadow, Greenfield, Palmer, South Hadley, Springfield, Ware); Baystate Wound and Hyperbaric Medicine Centers at Baystate Medical Center and Baystate Franklin Medical Center; Baystate Outpatient Centers in East Longmeadow and Northampton; Baystate Brightwood Health Center; Baystate High St. Health Center; Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center; D’Amour Center for Cancer Care; Baystate Orthopedic Surgery Center; Baystate Radiology and Imaging (East Longmeadow, Enfield, Northampton, South Hadley); Baystate MRI and Imaging Center (Springfield); Baystate Urgent Care (Northampton, Springfield and Belchertown); Chestnut Surgery Center; Infusion services at all Baystate Health hospitals; Baystate Home Medical Equipment stores (Greenfield and Ware); Outpatient Services at Wesson Women and Infants’ Unit at Baystate Medical Center.
All of Westfield’s schools have been cancelled, along with the Westfield Athenaeum, which has advised patrons to keep an eye out for Wednesday’s opening time.
Westfield State University has also cancelled classes.
In a statement from the office of Westfield Mayor Daniel M. Knapik, the city’s offices will be closed all day Tuesday and all scheduled meetings cancelled, as well as curbside trash and recycling pickups have been cancelled for Tuesday and will be running on a limited schedule Wednesday.
The Mayor’s office added that the city’s on- and off-street parking bans have also been implemented until further notice.
Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut communicated via a Twitter feed that 12 departures were cancelled Monday, with 24 departures cancelled for Tuesday. Passengers whose flights are scheduled to depart BDL should check with their airline carriers for the latest information.
