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By | Jan 30, 2024

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.


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By | Jan 30, 2024

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.


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By | Jan 30, 2024

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.


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By | Jan 30, 2024

Agawam High School plan is $231M addition-renovation

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.


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By | Jan 30, 2024

Teen’s high expectations, rigorous schedule earn elite award

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


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By | Jan 30, 2024

Agawam needs mixed-use, affordable housing, plan proposes

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


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By | Jan 30, 2024

Backyard hen ordinance passes despite neighbor concerns

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.


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By | Jan 30, 2024

Agawam players, coaches enjoy novelty of powderpuff football

AGAWAM — The annual Thanksgiving football game between the Agawam Brownies and the West Springfield Terriers has been a tradition for nearly 100 years. But there’s now a new football rivalry that is becoming a new Thanksgiving football tradition at AHS.


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By | Jan 30, 2024

Sapelli looks back on ‘rollercoaster’ 6 years as town mayor

AGAWAM — In his final week in office, former Mayor William Sapelli described his six-year tenure as “a rollercoaster, quite frankly.”


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By | Jan 30, 2024

Bethany’s ‘He’s Here’ looks to inspire without singing tree

AGAWAM — Bethany Assembly of God won’t have the traditional “singing Christmas tree” this year, but the church is performing a free Christmas show called “He’s Here,” detailing the birth of Jesus through music and drama.


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