By Anna Skinner
Local businesses have been a staple in Westfield through the years, and the Westfield Pharmacy is recognized as one of the longest lasting local businesses the city has seen.
On June 1, the pharmacy will celebrate 35 years as a business.
The pharmacy originally began in what is now the floral shop in 1981 but bought the building next door – then a grocery – in 1992.
Head pharmacist and owner Dave Weiss said the Westfield Pharmacy specializes in personalized attention.
“Typically, pricing is the same no matter where you go, so why not go someplace where you are getting full attention by someone who is here all the time?” he asked. “I can think of patients we have that are actually fifth generation with us.”
The Westfield Pharmacy has not only catered to its patients, but also assisted with providing discounted medications to the Heart and Soul Clinic, a nonprofit clinic providing free medical care for the uninsured and underinsured.
The pharmacy will hold a celebration with a community cookout from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 4. The party coincides with the first date of the Westfield Farmers Market, and Weiss said the public is welcome to attend. The pharmacy will also hold a drawing July 1, and people – patients or not – can register through the end of June. Prizes include a 35-year theme, such as $35 gift certificates.
“Our goal is for the business to continue and continue to provide the service under new ownership but with the same quality and service level,” Weiss said.
Plans are for the pharmacy to transition to the ownership of Erik and Lindsey Angelotti. Erik is a pharmacist at the Westfield Pharmacy, and Lindsey is the head pharmacist at the Sheridan-Elliott Pharmacy, which the Weiss family also owns.
