by Mike Lydick | Mar 14, 2024 | Agawam, Enfield, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — A contemporary church opening in Agawam is more than just a new church. It will be the first of several satellite locations planned to create a multi-site church franchise in the region. The New Day Church is expanding by creating a new campus where Sunday...
by Tyler Lederer | Mar 14, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield
AGAWAM — West Springfield Mayor William Reichelt told the business community at a recent West of the River Chamber of Commerce breakfast that the town’s budget outlook was “grimmer than it has been in the past.” Specifically, he cited state representatives telling him...
by Michael Ballway | Mar 12, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Joseph Biden and Donald Trump widened their leads in the presidential nomination races on March 5, and voters in both Massachusetts as a whole, and Agawam in particular, placed themselves firmly in the front-runners’ corners. Both major-party candidates in...
by Tyler Lederer | Mar 7, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Funding a new Agawam High School would increase the average single family home’s taxes by $465 to $488 per year, depending on the interest rate of the bond, said Mayor Christopher Johnson. But he said not supporting the project, and instead renovating and...
by Mike Lydick | Mar 7, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News, West Springfield, Westfield
Book bans and attempted bans at public libraries across the country are increasing, and not just in conservative-leaning states. Even in Massachusetts, some libraries have been challenged by groups that want to restrict access to what books and other materials are...
by Mike Lydick | Mar 7, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — Practice and passion propelled two 15-year-olds onto the music stage for a major performance later this month. Agawam High School ninth graders Enessa Goleneva and Khuong Le are among the students from Western Massachusetts selected to perform at the...
