Agawam Historical Association hosts Revolutionary War demonstration
AGAWAM – On May 25, the Agawam Historical Association hosted a 25th Continental Regiment Revolutionary War demonstration at the Thomas Smith House in Feeding Hills.
Agawam schools using $22K grant to make lunchtime more efficient
AGAWAM — Elizabeth Moulton, the school district’s food services director, gave her annual report to the School Committee at its final meeting of the 2023-24 school year, providing the committee with an update on what’s happened in the schools during the past year.
Visitor Bureau says Western Mass. needs to promote itself
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Western Massachusetts tourism marketers stressed to Greater Springfield mayors the importance of their industry at a June 14 roundtable talk at the Eastern States Exposition grounds.
Agawam council OKs $132M budget, donations to police, fire
AGAWAM — The City Council unanimously approved the $132 million fiscal year 2025 budget on June 17. Councilor George Bitzas was absent, though he, too, had supported it in past meetings. “This is the second good thing we have this year,” said Council President...
Agawam resident, Holyoke principal gains heroine award
HOLYOKE — Roseanne “Rosie” Caracciolo, principal of Dean Technical High School in Holyoke and a resident of Agawam, has received the Community Heroine Award from the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women.
Elks honor Agawam youth for patriotic essay contest win
WESTFIELD — Ava Skowron, a sixth grader at Doering School in Agawam, is one of two statewide winners of an annual Americanism essay contest to be sponsored by the Westfield-West Springfield Lodge of Elks.