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 | 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 | Jan 30, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — The Agawam St. Patrick’s Committee is once again encouraging eligible young women of Irish descent to enter its annual pageant to select the 2024 colleen and her court.
by Mike Lydick | Jan 30, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — To keep schools safe, Agawam is using a two-pronged strategy. The first approach concentrates on the physical safety of students and staff, while the second one centers around ways to manage student behaviors that could lead to violence.