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.
Agawam street to get more enforcement, not lower speed limit
AGAWAM — One morning, Colleen Strunk-Ackerley was driving down South Alhambra Circle with her 2-year-old daughter when a car swerved into her lane going the opposite direction. If she moved left, she said, the wrong-way driver might have done so, too. If she moved...
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.