Easthampton’s Naresh Patel closes on Whiskerz Pub purchase; ‘Eagles Sports Bar’ on tap
The Cottage Street bar long known as “Whiskerz Pub” is no more, and its replacement — “Eagles Sports Bar” — opened on Tuesday. The bar is apparently named after the Easthampton High School sports teams, which are known as the “Eagles” and deploy maroon-and-white colors, the same as those displayed on the bar sign. Businessman Naresh K. Patel, who owns several Easthampton properties, recently bought the bar, restaurant, building and land at 71-77 Cottage Street from Eugene “Joe” Bernier, who ran Whiskerz Pub for 16 years. The building contains four apartments on the second floor.