AGAWAM — What a difference a year makes. In 2024, for the first time in nearly a decade, FIRST Team 839 — also known as Rosie Robotics — at Agawam High School competed at the FIRST Robotics Competition’s New England regional district championship.
SOUTHWICK — For years, Moolicious has been pushing the ice-cream making envelope coming up with sweet delights like the Moo-nut, the Cornbread Sundae, and flavors like Pancakes and Syrup, Blueberry Buckle and Coffee Mud Pie, and this year, its adding to its dozens of choices the Ronnie Pop, the ice cream shop’s take on the popsicle.
SOUTHWICK — Select Board candidate Russ Anderson outpolled challenger John Cain by 20 votes to take the open seat in what could be called a low-key campaign during the annual municipal election on May 13.
WESTFIELD — A new FM radio station is coming to Westfield. Westfield programming at WSKB is moving to WSFD-LP at 107.5 FM at the beginning of July.
WESTFIELD — Westfield Technical Academy students shined at the SkillsUSA Massachusetts State Leadership and Skills Conference on May 2, “bringing back some serious hardware” including two gold and two silver medals, the school announced this week.
HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College hosted an oath-of-office ceremony on May 5 to officially appoint Jacqueline Robles as the new chief of police at the college.