by Mike Lydick | Mar 6, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — Local schools joined in a national event on March 1 to celebrate the birthday of famed children’s author Dr. Seuss as part of Read Across America, which encourages students to read.
by Mike Lydick | Feb 14, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Going to the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade every year as a child, Rachel Sills remembers colleens on floats giving her the “princess wave.” She would then wave back the same way. Next month, she will be the one waving to little girls along the parade route....
by Mike Lydick | Feb 14, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Many high schools have created inclusive or unified sports programs that pair special education students with their general education peers. Agawam High School, however, is one of the few in the area that has gone beyond sports by adding two unified academic...
by Mike Lydick | Feb 9, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Abigail Drumm was left almost speechless after her winning performance for the second consecutive year in an annual poetry performance contest at Agawam High School. “I don’t have words to describe how excited I am that I won this year’s contest,” said the...
by Mike Lydick | Feb 9, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
The 2024 robotics season kicked off in January with student teams for Rosie Robotics at Agawam High School and Mechatronic Maniacs at West Springfield High School ramping out work to design and build their newest robots for the first round of competition in late...