Agawam

Donation funds Agawam EMT equipment, DARE vehicle

By Mike Lydick | Oct 16, 2024

Donation funds Agawam EMT equipment, DARE vehicle

AGAWAM — Linda Edelman decided to honor her late sister Carol Taylor in a unique way: She made a large donation to the town to buy new equipment for the Police and Fire departments.

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By Sarah Heinonen | Oct 10, 2024

Milleron: ‘Half the district doesn’t know I’m running’

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-Springfield) is a well-known name in Massachusetts. Nadia Milleron is not, and as a candidate for the 1st Congressional District, she is outraged by that.

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By Mike Lydick | Oct 9, 2024

Brownie banquet to honor 100 years of football in Agawam

AGAWAM — When Clark W. “Cracker” Jones joined the Agawam High School football team in 1929, he became a legend as part of the team’s first “golden” era under fabled head coach Harmon Smith. Jones will be among the star athletes who played on the team whose feats...

Dancers at Feeding Hills studio set to compete in Poland

By Mike Lydick | Oct 9, 2024

Dancers at Feeding Hills studio set to compete in Poland

AGAWAM — Teenagers from Chicopee, Springfield and Suffield who attend a Feeding Hills dance studio soon will be making a trip to Poland to perform before an international audience as members of a U.S. dance team.

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Sapelli School soars with state recognition of improvement

By Mike Lydick | Oct 9, 2024

Sapelli School soars with state recognition of improvement

Agawam’s Sapelli School is one of 57 schools in Massachusetts recognized in September by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as part of its annual accountability reporting process. The department identified the schools as a 2024 “School of Recognition” for significant growth and academic achievement.

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By Miasha Lee | Oct 9, 2024

Agawam arcade with bar caters to nostalgia of young, old alike

AGAWAM — A new business in town, bringing back the old-school video game arcade, has something both for the kids who grew up feeding quarters into the likes of Centipede, Pac-Man, Asteroids and Galaga, and for the youngsters of today who may find those games just...

By Tyler Lederer | Oct 2, 2024

Agawam resident walking marathon route for Jimmy Fund

AGAWAM — When Agawam resident Suzanne Smith started participating in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk in 2014, she went with a team of four people. A decade later, her team, 4U, has grown into 25 people and has raised about $200,000 for cancer research. “It now...

Family traditions aid high turnout on Big E’s Agawam Day

By Mike Lydick | Oct 2, 2024

Family traditions aid high turnout on Big E’s Agawam Day

Bill Toelken said as a neighboring community, it’s important that the Big E recognize Agawam with a special day: “There’s a lot of work that goes on to support the fair on both sides of the river, not just in West Springfield.”

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By Mike Lydick | Sep 25, 2024

Agawam panel mulls geothermal system, layout of new high school

AGAWAM — The School Committee recently got an update on the progress of the new high school project, one of the town’s largest capital improvement projects in decades. At the committee’s Sept. 10 meeting, Mayor Christopher Johnson said the project has already gone...

By Tyler Lederer | Sep 25, 2024

Land takings OK’d for North Agawam pedestrian safety work

AGAWAM — The City Council recently approved land takings by eminent domain for the state’s Maple Street Safe Routes to School Project. According to Public Works Superintendent Mario Mazza, the project will consist of installing a shared-use path at O’Brien’s Corner...

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Donation funds Agawam EMT equipment, DARE vehicle

Mike Lydick

Milleron: ‘Half the district doesn’t know I’m running’

Sarah Heinonen

Brownie banquet to honor 100 years of football in Agawam

Dancers at Feeding Hills studio set to compete in Poland

Mike Lydick

Sapelli School soars with state recognition of improvement

Mike Lydick

Agawam arcade with bar caters to nostalgia of young, old alike

Agawam resident walking marathon route for Jimmy Fund

Family traditions aid high turnout on Big E’s Agawam Day

Mike Lydick

Agawam panel mulls geothermal system, layout of new high school

Land takings OK’d for North Agawam pedestrian safety work

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