by Mike Lydick | Feb 9, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Dozens of youngsters recently gave up their Saturday morning to give back to their communities by filling backpacks — Cruiser Care Packs — with winter gear to help people experiencing homelessness stay warm.
by Mike Lydick | Feb 9, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Westfield
WESTFIELD — When Luke Bulan volunteered at Baystate Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or NICU, for a week last summer, he noticed he couldn’t do anything to help with half the babies in the unit, because they were confined to incubators.
by Mike Lydick | Feb 9, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
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.
by Mike Lydick | Jan 30, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — The annual Thanksgiving football game between the Agawam Brownies and the West Springfield Terriers has been a tradition for nearly 100 years. But there’s now a new football rivalry that is becoming a new Thanksgiving football tradition at AHS.
by Mike Lydick | Jan 30, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Connor McAnanama loved hockey so much that he got his first hockey stick when he was 14 months old. It sparked a dream to one day play pro hockey.