Agawam

Agawam councilor wants to reconvene town’s internet task force

By Ryan Feyre | Jul 2, 2025

Agawam councilor wants to reconvene town’s internet task force

AGAWAM — City Councilor Tom Hendrickson is calling for the town’s municipal internet task force to reconvene after GoNetSpeed announced that it was suspending plans to build a fiber optic internet system in Agawam.

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Agawam City Council passes $116.6 million budget

By Ryan Feyre | Jun 23, 2025

Agawam City Council passes $116.6 million budget

AGAWAM — The Agawam City Council unanimously approved Mayor Christopher Johnson’s $116.6 million fiscal year 2026 general operating budget during its June 16 meeting.

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By Dennis Hackett | Jun 23, 2025

Local cooling center locations with heat wave on the way

With hot days ahead, Reminder Publishing compiled a list of cooling stations available in local cities and towns for residents to beat the heat this summer. This list will be updated throughout the summer and as more cooling locations become available. If your town...

Velis, Spilka talk school-based behavioral health program

By Ryan Feyre | Jun 17, 2025

Velis, Spilka talk school-based behavioral health program

AGAWAM — Over the past school year, Agawam was one of two school districts in the commonwealth to pilot a program that helps improve behavioral health outcomes for the districts’ students.

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School event honors veterans’ service, sacrifices

By Mike Lydick | Jun 17, 2025

School event honors veterans’ service, sacrifices

Paul Barabani (center), the oldest Army vet at the “Bring a Veteran to School” program, and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Peloquin, the youngest vet in attendance (right), cut a birthday cake that honored the founding of the U.S. Army in a special ceremony that symbolizes...

Agawam’s FY26 budget requires no layoffs of existing personnel

By Ryan Feyre | Jun 10, 2025

Agawam’s FY26 budget requires no layoffs of existing personnel

AGAWAM — Mayor Christopher Johnson officially unveiled his $116.6 million fiscal year 2026 general operating budget during the June 2 City Council meeting; two weeks before the council officially votes on it.

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Agawam High School senior competes in national poetry contest

By Mike Lydick | Jun 10, 2025

Agawam High School senior competes in national poetry contest

AGAWAM — Abigail “Abby” Drumm made poetic history this year at Agawam High School. In February, she was the first student to win the school’s annual Poetry Out Loud contest for three consecutive years and then in March became the Massachusetts POL champion.

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Agawam forms task force to help improve athletic fields

By Ryan Feyre | May 28, 2025

Agawam forms task force to help improve athletic fields

AGAWAM — In response to mounting dissatisfaction with the condition of the town’s athletic fields, Mayor Christopher Johnson announced the formation of a Parks and Fields Task Force to help formalize an improvement plan.

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Agawam STEM teacher wins award; highlights district’s programs

By Tyler Garnet | May 20, 2025

Agawam STEM teacher wins award; highlights district’s programs

AGAWAM — Roberta Doering Middle School STEM teacher Tammy Rumplik was announced as a co-winner for 2025 Massachusetts STEM Teacher of the Year at the Massachusetts STEM summit on May 7.

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Robotics team experiences world competition

By Mike Lydick | May 20, 2025

Robotics team experiences world competition

AGAWAM — What a difference a year makes. In 2024, for the first time in nearly a decade, FIRST Team 839 — also known as Rosie Robotics — at Agawam High School competed at the FIRST Robotics Competition’s New England regional district championship.