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So That Reminds Me: Highlighting local wings and game day bites

By Tyler Garnet | Jan 30, 2026

So That Reminds Me: Highlighting local wings and game day bites

On the Jan. 30 episode of “So That Reminds Me,” Dennis Hackett, Chris Maza and Ryan Feyre sat down to discuss an iconic Super Bowl delectable: chicken wings.

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Agawam receives $1.97 million earmark for stormwater project

By Sarah Heinonen | Jan 28, 2026

Agawam receives $1.97 million earmark for stormwater project

AGAWAM — Municipalities do not usually receive funding directly from the federal government. Often, it is received by states, which then distribute it to cities and towns.

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Agawam councilor to challenge Boldyga

By Cliff Clark | Jan 27, 2026

Agawam councilor to challenge Boldyga

AGAWAM — When Agawam City Councilor Tom Hendrickson announced on Jan. 23 he would challenge incumbent state Rep. Nicholas Boldyga to represent the 3rd Hampden District, it was for several reasons, including the fact that Boldyga is not responsive to his constituents.

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Warming centers by cities and towns as cold weather arrives at end of January

By Debbie Gardner | Jan 22, 2026

Warming centers by cities and towns as cold weather arrives at end of January

It’s going to be a brutal end to the month of January. Gone are the January thaw temps of mid-month. Heavy snow is predicted on Jan 25 to 26, with real feel daytime temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees and below zero temps predicted overnight, for the entire week.

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Stateline Video Games returns to Agawam with new location

By Peter Tuohy | Jan 21, 2026

Stateline Video Games returns to Agawam with new location

AGAWAM — On Jan. 12, Stateline Video Games made their way back home to Agawam with the opening of a new location at 357 North Westfield St.

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Residents ask questions of battery energy storage company

By Sarah Heinonen | Jan 19, 2026

Residents ask questions of battery energy storage company

AGAWAM — Agawam residents came to a set of presentations on the proposed Longroad Energy battery storage facility armed with questions and a fair amount of skepticism.

Sarah Heinonen

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Students engage in ‘awe-inspiring’ youth project

By Mike Lydick | Jan 12, 2026

Students engage in ‘awe-inspiring’ youth project

Two eighth graders — one from Agawam and the other from West Springfield — are among more than 300 teens from around the state who will engage in what has been called “an awe-inspiring” youth-led movement for change through community service.

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First phase of Agawam High School ‘topped out’ in traditional ceremony

By Sarah Heinonen | Jan 9, 2026

First phase of Agawam High School ‘topped out’ in traditional ceremony

AGAWAM — A construction worker clipped the loops of two cables, one wrapped around either end of a large white beam, onto the safety hook that dangled from a crane.

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Agawam swears in elected officials

By Sarah Heinonen | Jan 7, 2026

Agawam swears in elected officials

AGAWAM – Agawam City Clerk Vincent Gioscia swore in Mayor Christopher Johnson, City Councilors Dino Mercadante, Robert Rossi, George Bitzas, Anthony Suffriti, Edward Borgatti, Anthony Russo, Thomas Hendrickson, Peter McNair and Christine Rickmon, and School Committee members Heather Zielenski, Shelley M. Borgatti-Reed, Wendy Rua, Michael Perry, A.J. Christopher and Dawn DeMatteo on Jan. 5

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Pastor pens book on humility and happiness

By Mike Lydick | Jan 5, 2026

Pastor pens book on humility and happiness

Daniel Cohen, the newest pastor at the Agawam Congregational Church, is the author of a recently published book on humility, “It’s Not All About You! The Secret Joy of Practical Humility.”