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Sen. Velis maps out goals and priorities for 2025

By | Jan 29, 2025

Sen. Velis maps out goals and priorities for 2025

With the new year here, Reminder Publishing talked with state Sen. John Velis (D-Westfield) to discuss his outlook and goals for 2025.


Tyler Garnet
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Committee approves new site for Agawam High School’s 2025 graduation

By | Jan 21, 2025

Committee approves new site for Agawam High School’s 2025 graduation

AGAWAM — Since 2022, commencement exercises for Agawam High School’s graduating seniors have taken place on the school’s athletic field. But construction of the new high school will prevent the class of 2025 from having an on-campus graduation ceremony in June.


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Agawam students win award for new writing app

By | Jan 21, 2025

Agawam students win award for new writing app

AGAWAM — Three Agawam High School students recently won a Congressional App Challenge for developing a journaling app that can serve as a safe space for students and a way to improve their level of writing.


Mike Lydick
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Sandlin to serve another term as Agawam City Council president

By | Jan 14, 2025

Sandlin to serve another term as Agawam City Council president

AGAWAM — The Agawam City Council unanimously reelected City Councilor Rosemary Sandlin as the council’s president and City Councilor Anthony Russo as the council’s vice president.


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By | Jan 14, 2025

Four contenders hoping to become Agawam’s new colleen

AGAWAM — Rachel Sills will perform one last — and important — duty as Agawam’s reigning colleen next month when she crowns one of four young women vying to succeed her for 2025.


Mike Lydick
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The Saucy Mama: from food truck to brick-and-mortar

By | Jan 7, 2025

The Saucy Mama: from food truck to brick-and-mortar

AGAWAM — After Dawn McBride was laid off from her job at MGM Springfield due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2021, she leaned back on her culinary experience with cooking Italian and American food and bought a food truck — The Saucy Mama. Now, she and her husband, Michael McBride, have opened The Saucy Mama grab-and-go kitchen at 1 Cooper St.


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By | Jan 7, 2025

Agawam and West Springfield students serve as ambassadors to statewide service project

Two teens — one from Agawam and one from West Springfield — are among a new class of eighth graders from around the state who will engage in a youth-led community service program.


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Bethany Assembly of God’s Singing Christmas Tree returns

By | Dec 30, 2024

Bethany Assembly of God’s Singing Christmas Tree returns

AGAWAM — Bobbi Snyder, 79, has been singing in choirs since she was in the second grade and Christmas songs have always been among her favorite selections.


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Staasi Heropoulos has been a broadcast and print journalist as well as a corporate communications practitioner, in Western Mass. and internationally for more than 40 years. He loves writing feature articles on local people and places but also welcomes story ideas about corporate and government malfeasance. Staasi can be reached at Staasi.Heropoulos@gmail.com.

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Agawam lays out pavement management plan for 2025

By | Dec 23, 2024

Agawam lays out pavement management plan for 2025

AGAWAM — Mayor Chris Johnson and Town Engineer Michelle Chase met with the City Council at its Dec. 16 meeting to present the town’s pavement management plan.


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