Happy New Year

Finally after waiting we have gotten the permit from the city to keep our New Years Eve Dance. So on New years Eve we cordially invite you to ring in the New Year with us at Hubies from 7:00 p.m - 12, we will have refreshments on sale.
We are pleased to let you know of some exciting changes we have planned for the upcoming year; first and foremost is our website. We will be totally revamping the look of our site making it interactive for our clients -we have also changed our phone number to 413-739-3009.
You can now also follow Hubies at StumbleUpon as we reach out into the vast word of social networks and remember ... Happy New Year to you and yours.

R.I.P Nelson Mandela

Initially our blog post today was supposed to be about the upcoming holidays but in light of the recent occurrences, we opt for another topic - rest in peace Nelson Mandela. A few hours ago the world heard the devastating news that Nelson Mandela has died and even though we all know he's been in poor health recently, the news is still shocking and sobering.
           I was at a friends house - who we'll leave nameless - when we heard the news, "Mandelas' dead" i said, "who's Mandela?" her son asked. I stared at him in bewilderment "Who's Mandela, Who's Mandela" it kept reverberating through my head like a bad echo, but it made me think - how many other youths today have no idea or inclination of who, and the greatness of this man.
          Ultimately i rationalized his statement as youthful ignorance but i kept wondering ... do the kids today only recognize heroes as those with helmets, jerseys and cleats - and what hails for a future generation with no strong knowledge of its past.

Just saying ... happy holidays and eating to all.

Is Springfield MA. really one of the worst crime cities?

A recent article has once again brought up the question, have we gone from the city of homes; to the city of homicides? i guess the answer would depend on who you ask, and where in the city they live. This conclusion came as a result of data gathered by AreaVibes who argue that based on the population size and the crime levels this determination is indeed accurate - area officials beg to differ.
               Some say the large majority of murders, shootings, etc. is restricted to the criminal elements and not a fair representation of city residents on a whole - generally the city is safer than a lot of other places, and the idea that Washington and other big cities pale in comparison is ludacris.
              We have decided to conduct our own unofficial poll to gauge the accuracy of the sentiments echoed - please feel free to participate. "One of the worst crime cities," we say NO to this conclusion ... but we could be biased, we live here.

Happy Holidays

As we adjust our clocks and hopefully change the batteries in our smoke detectors, let us remember the Holidays are here. For many of us this bring a chance to be around family and friends, for those not that fortunate, AIC will be one of the many places hosting a free community dinner.
            As Thanksgiving nears and we prepare to feast Butterball Turkey fans should be aware of  a shortage of turkeys as announced by Butterball LLC and more locally - Big Y. Although this shortage might not be severe ... you might want to plan accordingly and get you're turkey early - they do also emphasize that this shortage is only restricted to Butterball and not other brands.
           Another post thanksgiving tradition - Black Friday - has seen some stores pushing for earlier opening times and others opening on Thanksgiving day, luckily or unfortunately for us - however you see it - that is not the case here. So if shopping after eating is on you're agenda you might want to check with your favorite stores to see what their opening hours are.
        More importantly if you are traveling be safe, no texting and driving, if not well happy eating and Happy Holidays.

For Hall Occassions

                                                    Sophia Mattis Event Co-ordinator
 
               Tired of the kids messing up you're house after that memorable kids party? or the neighbours complaining about the noise, or maybe you're just sick of those venues that gives you no control but charge a lot. then you need to consider Hubies banquet hall for you're next intimate occassion. Conveiniently located our venue can be used for: parties, meetings, repass, quinceanera or baby-showers. We can accommodate 100 - 150 of you're guests with space outside that has been used for bounce houses, trailer video arcade, or as a grilling area.
     At Hubies you have the option of decorating the venue to you're desire and we have seen a variety of differing themes from our previous clients, these can be seen on our pinterest site. You can also bring your own music, refreshments and food - now where else can you do that? We post all upcoming events on all our social networking sites and with our clients permission we also post some footage of their events. For social networking you can follow us at:
            1. Facebook
            2. Twitter
            3. Pinterest
            4. Youtube

 We understand that a struggling economy has placed enormous strains on everyones budget and we take that in consideration with our prices.