by Mike Lydick | Aug 28, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
AGAWAM — As the Brownies prepare to celebrate 100 years of Agawam High School’s rich football history, they can learn about two eras by listening to one family. Charles Benoit, a 1932 graduate, and his son, Richard “Dick” Benoit, a 1963 graduate, were both among the program’s standout players.
by Mike Lydick | Aug 28, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — The summer break is over for students and staff in Agawam. When they return to school for the 2024-25 school year there will a number of changes. Some of those changes will also affect parents and caregivers. The first day of school in Agawam for students in...
by Michael Ballway | Aug 23, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Only one party’s ballot has a contested race locally, but polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. across Massachusetts for the state primary election on Tuesday, Sept. 3, including at the usual voting locations in Agawam and Feeding Hills. Additionally, the town...
by Tyler Lederer | Aug 21, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — The Agawam Community Artists and Artisans will host the fourth annual Pioneer Valley Art Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 24-25, at the Polish American Club, 139 Southwick St., Feeding Hills. This year, there will be two new exhibits:...
by Mike Lydick | Aug 21, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
Model A clubs, like the Connecticut Valley Working A’s in Southwick, help ensure that the nearly 100-year-old cars will live on. Dedicated to helping club members restore and maintain their cars, the club is one of 270 local chapters of the national Model A Ford Club of America, and also is affiliated with the Model “A” Restorers Club.
by Tyler Lederer | Aug 21, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, Photo Slider
The park announced its newest attraction, a straddle coaster called “Quantum Accelerator,” park president Pete Carmichael compared it to “Pandemonium,” a steel spinning coaster with a max speed of 31 miles per hour. Both “Pandemonium” and the new coaster, he said, are thrill rides the whole family could experience together.
