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.
Agawam’s $230M high school passes with 71% approval
AGAWAM — Agawam voters have approved a debt exclusion that will fund the $230,245,404 high school building project. According to unofficial results, in the June 11 special election, “yes” received 3,610 votes, 71.3% of the 5,065 votes cast. “No” received 1,455, or 28.7%.
Agawam library offers raffles, events to check out this summer
AGAWAM — “Anytime is a good time to develop a reading habit,” said Cher Collins, adult services librarian at the Agawam Public Library. “Usually, the summer gives us some downtime and the freedom to relax with a good book happens more often than during the busy school...
Agawam ECC retiree motivated by being kids’ 1st teacher
AGAWAM — Debra “Debbie” King never intended to become a teacher. She wanted to be a nurse, but an anatomy and physiology class changed her career plans and led to a teaching career.