Agawam

Six Flags hires executive chef to elevate food experience

By Sarah Heinonen | Mar 18, 2025

Six Flags hires executive chef to elevate food experience

AGAWAM — Visitors come for the rides, but Six Flags wants them to stay for the food. The chain of amusement parks has added an executive chef to each park to elevate the food offerings. At Six Flags New England, that chef is Josh Streeter.

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Colleen excited to represent Agawam and her Irish heritage

By Mike Lydick | Mar 11, 2025

Colleen excited to represent Agawam and her Irish heritage

AGAWAM — As a child growing up in Agawam, Julia Nicosia dreamed of being a colleen and doing the princess wave while riding on a float in the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade.

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New Agawam float carries on St. Patrick’s Parade tradition

By Mike Lydick | Mar 11, 2025

New Agawam float carries on St. Patrick’s Parade tradition

AGAWAM — The 2025 Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade will be the first time in five years that the Agawam St. Patrick’s Committee will have a completely new float rolling through the streets of the Paper City.

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Johnson, Reichelt share budget and project updates

By Ryan Feyre | Mar 11, 2025

AGAWAM — With essentially no free money coming from the federal government anymore, West Springfield Mayor William Reichelt said a significant increase to the town’s fiscal year 2026 budget is unlikely to happen.

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Agawam School Committee hears high school parking updates

By Ryan Feyre | Mar 4, 2025

Agawam School Committee hears high school parking updates

AGAWAM — With Phase 1 of the new high school project fast approaching, Agawam Mayor Christopher Johnson provided updates about how the construction process will impact student parking during the School Committee’s Feb. 25 meeting.

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Agawam mayor: schools seeking state funds to replace roofs

By Mike Lydick | Mar 4, 2025

Agawam mayor: schools seeking state funds to replace roofs

Mayor Christopher Johnon, pictured here in a file photo, told the School Committee that the district’s four elementary schools — James Clark, Clifford Granger, Benjamin Phelps and William P. Sapelli — need new roofs.Reminder Publishing file photos AGAWAM — While...

Accomplished young pianists perform at Carnegie Hall

By Sarah Heinonen | Mar 4, 2025

Accomplished young pianists perform at Carnegie Hall

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Five local music students recently earned a chance to have the experience of a lifetime: playing piano on stage at the famed Carnegie Hall concert venue in New York City.

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By Ryan Feyre | Feb 10, 2025

Agawam superintendent reviews impact of high school project this spring

AGAWAM — The start of Phase 1 for the new Agawam High School is fast approaching, which means school and city officials are gearing up for what will be a busy spring.

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Agawam colleen all smiles as childhood dream comes true

By Mike Lydick | Feb 10, 2025

Agawam colleen all smiles as childhood dream comes true

AGAWAM — When Julia Nicosia realized she had been selected as Agawam’s 2025 colleen, she broke into a huge smile. It was a dream come true.

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New Agawam police station takes shape with upgrades

By Sarah Heinonen | Feb 10, 2025

New Agawam police station takes shape with upgrades

AGAWAM — Although it may not look like much now, the building at 1070 Suffield St. in Agawam is well on its way to becoming a modern police station, capable of providing for the town’s public safety needs now, and in the years to come.