by | Jan 30, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
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.Resident Linda Galarneau spoke against the proposal, saying it...
by | Jan 30, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
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...
by | Jan 30, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — In his final week in office, former Mayor William Sapelli described his six-year tenure as “a rollercoaster, quite frankly.”In particular, Sapelli referred to the coronavirus pandemic, which had a major impact on town government starting...
by | Jan 30, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
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.For...
by | Jan 30, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
AGAWAM — At a Nov. 20 meeting, City Councilor Robert Rossi pointed to inefficiencies and oversights in the town’s business licensing system.He said automobile dealer licenses are being delayed because of clerical errors, such as failure to check boxes on...
by | Jan 30, 2024 | Agawam, Hampden County, Local News
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.That dream turned true in August for the now 24-year-old, when he was signed by the Binghamton Black Bears....