by Mike Lydick | Oct 9, 2024 | Agawam, Chicopee, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, Springfield
AGAWAM — Teenagers from Chicopee, Springfield and Suffield who attend a Feeding Hills dance studio soon will be making a trip to Poland to perform before an international audience as members of a U.S. dance team.
by Mike Lydick | Oct 9, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, More Articles
Agawam’s Sapelli School is one of 57 schools in Massachusetts recognized in September by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as part of its annual accountability reporting process. The department identified the schools as a 2024 “School of Recognition” for significant growth and academic achievement.
by Mike Lydick | Oct 2, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, More Articles, West Springfield
Bill Toelken said as a neighboring community, it’s important that the Big E recognize Agawam with a special day: “There’s a lot of work that goes on to support the fair on both sides of the river, not just in West Springfield.”
by Mike Lydick | Sep 25, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Ludlow, More Articles, West Springfield, Westfield
WESTFIELD — As the son of a veteran, Bruce Marshall supports missions of local veteran organizations, especially those that help veterans in need. That’s why he wrapped up the 2024 season of his “Cruisin’ with Bruce Marshall” car show at Hampton Ponds Plaza by presenting three local veterans groups with a donation.
by Mike Lydick | Sep 25, 2024 | Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider, West Springfield
Sept. 16 — the first Monday of the Big E’s 2024 season — was warm and sunny. It was perfect fair weather for the 67,034 people who attended. That number was four times higher than the Salute to West Springfield in 2023, when only 16,549 people attended because of rainy weather, setting a record low attendance.