SOUTHWICK – During Monday night’s Select Board meeting, the board received a letter from Kevin Popoli, the Executor of State for The Cove Restaurant and Banquet Facility.
In the letter, Popoli announced that he’s decided to close The Cove and prepare it for an auction sale. Following that, Popoli addressed the reason why he’s made that decision.
The Cove Banquet Facility. (WNG File Photo)
“Based on me living out of state, and not being available to deal with the day-to-day needs of shutting The Cove down, I’m authorizing Joe Scuderi to handle everything at The Cove related to its sale.”
Scuderi was a previous owner of The Cove and is the father to the beneficiaries of the estate (The Cove), Salvator and Gianna. Patti Scuderi was the prior owner of The Cove before her passing in October 2015.
Scuderi will be reaching out to Tina Siniscalchi, who currently manages The Cove, to coordinate how to shut down the business. Siniscalchi will also be finalizing the outstanding bookings at The Cove, as there are two events scheduled and those performances will need to find new venues. According to Popoli, all liquor distributors will get paid for any outstanding bills as well as utility bills that run through the end of October.
At the Select Board meeting, Stinehart added that this is just the preliminary aspect of the process.
