Council of Jewish Women awards $70K in scholarships
Nearly 50 students will have an easier time paying for college this fall with scholarships totaling $70,000 from the Springfield Council of Jewish Women.
Developer says Main St. hotel would fill need in Agawam
AGAWAM — The Opal Inn & Suites, a proposed Main Street hotel, returned to the Planning Board on June 6 for a site plan review, where developers discussed its layout, amenities, and the construction process. Developers also reiterated that the target demographic...
Agawam valedictorian set goal, worked hard, accomplished it
AGAWAM — Liam Kennedy wasn’t trying to become Agawam High School’s valediction when he entered ninth grade. But that all changed around his junior year when he started seeing what his friends’ grade point averages were.
ValleyBike’s new operator not ready to talk expansion yet
NORTHAMPTON — As the busy summer season kicks off, those eagerly waiting for the return and possible expansion of ValleyBike Share will have to wait a while longer. In a recent interview, Dipesh Dar, the co-founder and COO of Drop Mobility, the new vendor running the...Marine vet with local ties publishes book on forgotten war
CHICOPEE — Tom Hebert is racked by survivor’s guilt, and because of it, the former Marine is writing a seven-volume series of books about the Marine Corps.