Agawam

AGAWAM — The Agawam City Council voted Dec. 1 to set a split tax rate, with the average residential tax bill set to increase by $156 and businesses shouldering a larger burden.

AGAWAM — Students at Agawam High School had an inspiring day on Dec. 4 when the creative skills of students in English and art classes were showcased.

AGAWAM — Maddie Balzano is disciplined, organized, passionate, creative and loves history.

AGAWAM — Walking into the lobby at 1070 Suffield St., the quiet space belies the flurry of activity that will take place behind the secure doors when the Agawam Police Department finishes its transition to the new Police Headquarters.

AGAWAM — Benjamin J. Phelps Elementary School was recently named a School of Recognition by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for demonstrating high student achievement by exceeding accountability targets.

AGAWAM — For 40 years, Partners Restaurant & Catering has been serving residents and visitors to Western Massachusetts breakfast and lunch seven days a week at 485 Springfield St.

AGAWAM — At the City Council meeting on Nov. 17, Mayor Christopher Johnson detailed a number of updates on construction projects across Agawam, including completed projects and hopeful completion dates.

AGAWAM — Julia Nicosia, Agawam’s 2025 colleen, had dreamed of becoming a colleen and doing the princess wave while riding on a float in the Holyoke St. Patrick’s parade ever since she was a young girl.

AGAWAM — Lawrence Scherpa’s first memory of the annual Thanksgiving football matchup between Agawam and West Springfield high schools was the 1956 game when he was eight years old.

AGAWAM — Steel girders for the community wing — the first phase of what will become Agawam’s new, state-of-the art high school — have begun to rise into the sky next to the current high school where students and staff are transforming how students will learn.