Agawam

AGAWAM — Connor McAnanama loved hockey so much that he got his first hockey stick when he was 14 months old. It sparked a dream to one day play pro hockey.

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 — 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.

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.

AGAWAM — City councilors voiced support for an ordinance permitting small numbers of hens on residential properties, following a Dec. 4 public hearing.

AGAWAM — Agawam is moving forward with a high school that’s part-new and part-renovated, according to School Building Committee member Dawn DeMatteo. The decision was the culmination of a year of the town exploring its options.

AGAWAM — Both residents and businesses will see an increase in their taxes, even though the City Council approved lower tax rates for both.

AGAWAM — Daniel Nguyen recently received a prestigious award for academics at Agawam High School.

AGAWAM — The town’s draft Housing Production Plan proposes more condos and mixed-use buildings to increase the number of low-cost dwellings.

AGAWAM — Facing a room full of residents with opinions both for and against allowing hens on residential lots, the City Council voted 10-1 on Dec. 18 to approve the proposed zoning ordinance.