Agawam
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.
New school year brings new bus tracker for Agawam
AGAWAM — The summer break is over for students and staff in Agawam. 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 first day of school in Agawam for students...
Few choices in Sept. 3 primary election in Agawam
AGAWAM — Only one party’s ballot has a contested race locally, but polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. across Massachusetts for the state primary election on Tuesday, Sept. 3, including at the usual voting locations in Agawam and Feeding Hills. Additionally, the...
Agawam art festival features local history, African crafts, more
AGAWAM — The Agawam Community Artists and Artisans will host the fourth annual Pioneer Valley Art Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 24-25, at the Polish American Club, 139 Southwick St., Feeding Hills. This year, there will be two new...
Club fosters friendships with shared passion for Model A
Model A clubs, like the Connecticut Valley Working A’s in Southwick, help ensure that the nearly 100-year-old cars will live on. Dedicated to helping club members restore and maintain their cars, the club is one of 270 local chapters of the national Model A Ford Club of America, and also is affiliated with the Model “A” Restorers Club.
Six Flags to build steampunk-themed coaster opening in 2025
The park announced its newest attraction, a straddle coaster called “Quantum Accelerator,” park president Pete Carmichael compared it to “Pandemonium,” a steel spinning coaster with a max speed of 31 miles per hour. Both “Pandemonium” and the new coaster, he said, are thrill rides the whole family could experience together.
Talk will focus on area’s tobacco agriculture history
AGAWAM — As a 14-year-old growing up in Windsor, Connecticut, during the 1950s, Duane Adams earned 61 cents per hour working on tobacco farms. In college and in in the Army, he had difficultly convincing people that tobacco was grown in the Connecticut River Valley.
Agawam to consider stormwater fee, study Pine-Barry intersection
AGAWAM — At the City Council’s Aug. 5 meeting, Mayor Christopher Johnson alluded to the idea of adopting a stormwater fee, something he said the town has been considering for the past six to eight years.
Mayor Johnson gives updates to projects delay, progress
AGAWAM — At the City Council’s Aug. 5 meeting, Mayor Christopher Johnson announced delays to the completion of the police station and Still Brook Park, as well as an indefinite delay to the start of the May Hollow culvert replacement project.
