Agawam
The Federal temporarily closes for renovations, tweaks
AGAWAM — The Federal Restaurant will be temporarily closing its doors Saturday, Feb. 24, to focus on rebranding the restaurant and renovating the building, as well as to open a Mexican restaurant in Longmeadow. Co-owner Ralph Santaniello said minor tweaks have been...
Colleen fulfills lifelong dream: ‘Little me would be proud’
AGAWAM — Going to the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade every year as a child, Rachel Sills remembers colleens on floats giving her the “princess wave.” She would then wave back the same way. Next month, she will be the one waving to little girls along the parade route....
Unified classes connect special education teens to art, peers
AGAWAM — Many high schools have created inclusive or unified sports programs that pair special education students with their general education peers. Agawam High School, however, is one of the few in the area that has gone beyond sports by adding two unified...
Lacking votes, councilor withdraws health care resolution
AGAWAM — Before Council President Rosemary Sandlin could even finish introducing a resolution to support Medicare for All in Massachusetts, its sponsor Tom Hendrickson asked for it be removed from the agenda. Had it passed, a copy of the resolution would’ve been...
Well-versed: Last year’s top AHS poetry performer repeats
AGAWAM — Abigail Drumm was left almost speechless after her winning performance for the second consecutive year in an annual poetry performance contest at Agawam High School. “I don’t have words to describe how excited I am that I won this year’s contest,” said the...
Robotics teams introduce teens to engineering, tech careers
The 2024 robotics season kicked off in January with student teams for Rosie Robotics at Agawam High School and Mechatronic Maniacs at West Springfield High School ramping out work to design and build their newest robots for the first round of competition in late...
Colleen contestants sought now to get started on Irish Season
AGAWAM — The Agawam St. Patrick’s Committee is once again encouraging eligible young women of Irish descent to enter its annual pageant to select the 2024 colleen and her court.
Agawam district pursuing several school safety strategies
AGAWAM — To keep schools safe, Agawam is using a two-pronged strategy. The first approach concentrates on the physical safety of students and staff, while the second one centers around ways to manage student behaviors that could lead to violence.
Pickleball demand adds new courts at Borgatti Field
AGAWAM — A new project would add pickleball courts, a new pavilion, and an handicap-accessible paved walkway to Borgatti Field, on River Road between Lawnwood Street and Chestnut Lane.
Speakers, councilors favor residential hen-keeping proposal
AGAWAM — City councilors voiced support for an ordinance permitting small numbers of hens on residential properties, following a Dec. 4 public hearing.
