YMCA thanks volunteers who helped open Camp Weber
WEST SPRINGFIELD — This year, 124 volunteers spent hundreds of hours between May and June preparing the YMCA of Greater Springfield’s campgrounds at Camp Weber in West Springfield and Stony Brook Acres in Wilbraham.
West Springfield schools open with bus tracker, building plans
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The summer break is over for students and staff in West Springfield. 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 district welcomes back...Tighter rules proposed for door-to-door solicitors in Agawam
AGAWAM — Ever since the weather’s been good, Mayor Christopher Johnson’s office has received complaint after complaint of unwanted solicitors going door-to-door, pushing products onto residents. He’s even seen it himself. “I’ve personally experienced it myself, where...Agawam Council to vote on recording subcommittee meetings
AGAWAM — Councilor Thomas Hendrickson has put forth a resolution to record City Council subcommittee meetings, a move he said will make them more accessible to the public and increase the council’s transparency. “By recording the meetings, it gives people the...
Father, son led Agawam Brownies to victories 30 years apart
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.