by Mike Lydick | Nov 25, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
AGAWAM — The Agawam Brownies and the West Side Terriers will compete in their annual Thanksgiving Day game this year in Agawam. Although the 2024 game will mark the 100th time the gridiron rivals have battled it out, not all games have been on Thanksgiving.
by Mike Lydick | Nov 12, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, More Articles
AGAWAM – Agawam educators gathered in the gym at the high school on Nov. 4 to show their support for AHS paraprofessional Sonya Johnson by having a photo taken of themselves wearing “Sonya Strong” T-shirts. The photo was sent to Johnson, who is battling cancer, along with the poster that was signed by everyone in the photo.
by Mike Lydick | Nov 12, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
AGAWAM — Agawam is a diverse school district that rivals some urban districts in terms of language and country of origin for students.
by Mike Lydick | Nov 11, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Westfield
WESTFIELD — For Gene Theroux, one of the three staff working for the Westfield Veterans Services, nearly every day is Veterans Day. The city’s graves officer, he’s always at one of the city’s nine cemeteries checking conditions of veterans’ gravestones or repairing them.
by Mike Lydick | Nov 5, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
AGAWAM — There are many books written about how to help kids deal with anxiety, but one of the newest takes a different approach than most.