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AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOL
Studious teens take a bow By Mike [email protected]
Receiving an academic award that recognized her classroom achieve-ments was the “icing on the cake”
for Amarii King. The senior said her goal in high school has been to be successful.
King — who didn’t know about the award until she was informed she was get-
ting it — said the award “proves my hard work and dedication.” She added that it also shows “that I can do anything I put my mind to. This award represents my hard work — and is the icing on the cake” for success in high school.
King was among 157 seniors who were awarded an “Academic A” at the Feb. 26
Above, Agawam High School ma-jorette Jamie Lyn Cavallon carries her baton down the parade route in Holyoke during Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Holyoke’s St. Patrick’s Committee named Cavallon the best high school majorette in the parade this year. Walking in front of her, car-rying the banner, are Sara Capalbo and Meadow Dion. More parade pho-tos on page 9. PHOTO BY PETER CAMYRE
At right, Agawam’s colleen and her court sit atop the town’s parade
float, “Faith and Knowledge / Creideamh & Eolas / Book of
Kells,” which won the John K. Bowler Award, first place, religious
theme. PHOTO BY MICHAEL BALLWAY
CITY COUNCIL
Should mayor make $110K?
By Michael [email protected]
City councilors will debate a nearly 30 percent hike in the mayor’s salary next month.
Council President Christopher Johnson, himself a former mayor, proposed an ordinance last week in-creasing the mayor’s salary from $85,000 per year to $110,000.
Mayor William Sapelli said he did not ask for the ordinance and neither supports nor opposes it. He said he hopes that city councilors will ignore the per-son currently occupying the office and focus on the job of mayor itself, and reach their own conclusion
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Board looking at wetland law
By Peter [email protected]
Protecting Agawam’s water quality and wetlands may require going beyond the state Wetlands Protec-tion Act, Conservation Commission Chairman Henry Kozloski said this week.
The commission is looking at adopting a local law with additional environmental protections, such as extending the buffer zone around streams and ponds.
“As we saw these larger projects, which cut a lot of vegetation in the buffer zone, which decreases the
Friends and classmates, from left, Patrick Drake, Mike DiLullo, Nick Charest and Ernesto Jimenez pose with their Academic A’s. PHOTO BY MIKE LYDICK
SALARY ❙ page 18
WETLANDS ❙ page 7
ACADEMIC ❙ page 19
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Charitable corps is more than Friday knightsBy Peter Spotts
Since 1990, Michael Messier has worn the feather and cape of the
Knights of Columbus. Fol-lowing in the footsteps of his father and friends, Mess-ier has helped the Knights with dozens of fundraisers and community initiatives to support the church and his fellow townsfolk. As the annual Lenten Fish Dinner fundraiser heats up the Sacred Heart Parish kitch-en this month, Messier sat down to discuss the many roles the Knights have in the church and community. The fish dinners are served
every Friday night during Lent from 5 to 7 p.m., for $10 per person.
Q: What is the “Faithful Navi-gator”?
A: “Basically, the Faithful Navigator is the overseer of the fourth degree Knights of Columbus. He’s the presi-dent of the assembly. It’s just a year’s term. I acquired it June 1. It’s a one-year term.”
Q: Is it something you can do for multiple years or do you ro-tate positions?
A: “We rotate out.”
Q: What are the different de-grees?
A: “It used to be called first, second and third de-gree. Second degree is your formation degree, third degree is your true knight-hood and fourth degree is your patriotism.”
Q: What was your initial moti-vation to join the Knights back in 1990?
A: “Being an active mem-ber of the Catholic Church, I wanted to be doing more for the church. The Fourth Degree kind of interested me with the feather, the hat and the cape. My father was a vice master. For years, he
wanted me to get into the Knights to do it. A friend of me asked me to do it and I said, ‘why not?’ The Knights of Columbus are a fraternal organization of Catholic gen-tlemen. We live by the pillars of charity, paternity, patrio-tism and with the right hand of Catholic Church. We are in solidarity with the parish priests, bishops, deacons, what have you. It’s an orga-nization that’s pro-life, sup-ports the Catholic Church, and it’s something I felt I needed to be a part of.”
Q: What sorts of initiatives do
the Knights do?A: “Locally, [the fish din-
ner] is a fundraiser that we use funds so that we are able to support the youth min-istries that are in this town monetarily. We also support both of the Catholic parish-es here in Agawam — Saint John’s and Sacred Heart. We want to have the ability to do that. It’s a fundraiser so when the church comes to us and says we have this project that needs to be funded, we’ll be able to assist in any way we can. Each parish has their own summer Bible study in the summer. We donate monetarily and then we do-nate our own time. We cook for them. We went in and put ramps into a home for hand-icap accessibility for a young child, retrofitted a van and that’s just some of the things the Knights do.”
Q: Speaking of the fish dinners, where do the fish come from?
A: “We buy them whole-sale. As of late, we’ve been
Michael Messier
Faithful Navigator for the Agawam Knights of ColumbusHometown: Born in Oklahoma, Agawam resident for 32 yearsFamily: Daughters Katelyn and SamanthaFavorite thing about Agawam: “It’s a quaint little town. It’s not a town anymore, it’s actually a city, but there’s a pretty solid community here in town. Everybody knows everybody and that’s the one thing I like. I’ve lived in Tennessee and Oklahoma and Southern people are so tight-knit. There’s a huge community, everybody wants community and that’s something that this town does have that you don’t get in the big city, Westfield or Springfield or what-have-yous. I like that about Agawam.”
Michael Messier, right, stands with other Agawam Knights of Columbus during a ceremony at Sacred Heart Church in Feeding Hills. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Michael Messier looks over the kitchen equipment that he and his brother Knights of Columbus use to prepare Friday fish dinners. PHOTO BY PETER SPOTTS
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TV show looks at arrest proceduresWhat happens when
someone is apprehended and placed under arrest? That question is answered on the new “Talk of the Town” program airing on Agawam’s community pub-lic access channel, accord-ing to the program’s creator, host and executive produc-er Roberta Page, president of Page One Productions LLC of West Springfield. “Ms. Page always presents outstanding educational and informational pro-grams,” said Jeffrey Hul-bert, Agawam’s information technology director. “This one is second to none. It’s a great addition to our week-ly lineup.”
The reality program start-ed airing the week of March 17 and continues to air every day at 6 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. It will continue for a couple of months.
“I especially hope that all students and parents, in ad-dition to everyone else, will take the time to watch this behind-the scenes, 30-min-ute program to learn the reality of what transpires should someone be arrest-ed,” said Page. “Hopefully, it will be a deterrent for any-
one from doing any mis-deed, whatsoever.”
“Talk of the Town” is a program featuring and show-casing people, places and things making differences in
the community and beyond. For program suggestions and questions or to sponsor a program, email [email protected], or call or text 413-530-8000.
West Springfield Police Sgt. Brian Pomeroy chats with “Talk of the Town” host Roberta Page. SUBMITTED PHOTO BY CHRIS STONE
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Q: Is the fish dinner your largest fundraiser of the year?”
A: “Oh no, our Tootsie Roll campaign is the biggest one. Everyone knows what the Tootsie Rolls are for. It supports the physically and mentally disabled chil-dren. That’s where we get the funds for the retro van, wheelchairs and ramp for the individual in town. We’ve been do-ing that since the ’50s.”
Q: How many people do you usually get for the fish dinners?
A: “We’re averaging about 90 to 92 people per evening.”
Q: About how much do you raise?A: “About $6,000 [ for the fish].
[The Tootsie Rolls] nationally raises approximately $5 to $5.5 million. Lo-cally, I believe it’s probably a quarter of a million dollars, statewide. The Western Mass. area, we do $50,000 to 60,000 a year and that stays in West-ern Mass. Whatever is raised locally stays locally. Most people think it goes into a huge pool and it gets dispersed from there. No, whatever is raised lo-cally, we keep it here.”
Q: What is something that someone who’s never been a Knight wouldn’t know about your organization?
A: “Most people get the idea that all
we do is pancake breakfasts. They know us from the St. Patrick’s Day parade, you see the knights in their feather caps. Most don’t realize we’re there behind the scenes, supporting the parishes. We also have donated, internationally, we have an ultrasound initiative. We purchase ultrasound machines and put them into abortion clinics. It allows the mother going for the abortion, and fathers as well, to physically see their child for the first time. In doing this we’ve saved 220,000 babies between the United States and Canada alone.”
Q: When you’re not busy with Knight du-ties, what else do you do?
A: “I help the church as much as I can … Other than that, I do own and operate a business of my own, but that’s about my life. I’m a father of two.”
Q: What kind of business do you own?A: “I’m in the IT profession.”
Q: How’s that?A: “Busy, busy, busy.”
Q: How long have you had the business?
A: “1983.”
Q: Are you still enjoying it?A: “Oh, yeah. The girls want me to
retire, they’re thinking it’s time for me to retire. I don’t think I can That just means I’ll be putting more time into the knights or parish.”
Q: Any final remarks?A: “People ask me, ‘I don’t have
time to become a knight,’ … If you’ve got at least an hour a year, that hour is significant enough to maybe assist us at the soup kitchen or Faith on Fire or building a ramp for a child. If you can give at least one hour a year, that’s enough for us to become a Knight of Columbus. Of course, you have to be Catholic. It’s a good place. You build friendships. You meet different peo-ple from all walks of life. We have at-torneys, teachers, garbage men, just a vast array of different types of peo-ple, and we’re all a brotherhood … I’m glad I found the Knights of Columbus. It makes you a better man and makes you a better Catholic.”
Q: How do you become a Knight?A: “Just ask another knight. If you
know there’s a knight function you can guarantee there will be a gentle-man there with a table with applica-tions and all it takes is to ask. Just ask, ‘What’s it take to become a knight?’ and most brothers will be more than happy to walk you through it.”
Whom should we interview next? Who has an interesting job, hobby, or story to tell in Agawam and Feeding Hills? Suggest a “Q & Agawam” subject by emailing [email protected].
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Know to goWhat: Baked fish dinners to benefit the Agawam Knights of Columbus corporal and spiritual worksWhere: Sacred Heart Parish Center, 1061 Springfield St., Feeding HillsWhen: 5-7 p.m. on Fridays in Lent, March 22 and 29, and April 5 and 12Cost: $10 per person includes fish, French fries, coleslaw, beverage and dessert; takeout is available
Catholic Women host dinner show April 8
The Catholic Women’s Club of Agawam will host
their annual April Entertainment Dinner Show Mon-day, April 8, at St. John the Evangelist Parish Center, 833 Main St., Agawam.
The meal, catered by Main Street Deli, will begin with wine and fruit at 6 p.m. followed by the buffet at 6:30 p.m. It will include salad, boneless stuffed pork chops, chicken parmesan, vegetables, roasted potatoes, broccoli salad, rolls and butter. Coffee, tea and assorted desserts will complete the meal.
The price is $20 per person. Checks made out to “Catholic Women’s Club” should be mailed to Betty Chapman, 70 Tracy Drive, Agawam, MA 01001, by April 1. Write “April dinner” in the memo and indicate seating preference. The entertainment portion of the evening will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m. Female guests are welcome to join the club for this fun-filled evening.
Town GOP names officers, invites all to meetingThe Agawam Republi-
can Town Committee held its organizational meet-ing Tuesday, March 12, at which the following po-sitions were established and filled: Mario Tedeschi, chairman; Ron Wieners, vice chairman; Vin Ronghi, treasurer; and Michelle Cal-vanese, secretary. These po-
sitions remain in effect for the 2019-20 term. A num-ber of subcommittees for funding, membership and messaging were discussed and established.
The Agawam Repub-lican Town Committee is dedicated to the mission and principles of the Re-publican Party. The pur-
pose of the committee is to share this message with the community and to increase the membership of the Re-publican Party in Agawam.
Anyone interested in learning more about the committee and its mission is invited to attend one of the monthly meetings. There is no obligation or
commitment required. The next meeting will be take place at 7 p.m. Tues-day, April 16, at the Aga-wam Senior Center, 954 Main St., Agawam. For more information, contact Mario Tedeschi at mar-iot@al l iedf looringand-paint.com or Ron LaRiv-iere at 413-786-5239.
Parent workshop gives tips for good behavior
The Agawam Family and Community Program will host a free parent workshop from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thurs-day, March 28, at the Early Childhood Center, 108 Perry Lane, Agawam.
The purpose of this workshop is to identify ways parents can use behavior strategies to promote positive behavior at home. It will be presented by Dr. Sarah Fefer and Jessica Kemp, Agawam public schools’ Positive Be-havior Intervention and Supports consultants from UMass-Amherst.
Parents will learn how to identify potential causes of misbehavior; define their family’s behavior expec-tations; adjust household routines and schedules; and respond to their child’s behavior more effectively.
Free childcare will be available. Registration is not required.
Residents encouraged to buy rain barrels
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Tracy DeMaio, solid waste and storm-water coordinator for the Agawam De-partment of Public Works, is encouraging residents to harvest and save rainwater with the use of rain barrels. A rain barrel collects water from the roof when it rains and stores it for use during dry weather to water house plants or outside plantings. In a release sent out this week, DeMaio, explained that collecting water in a rain barrel is an excellent way to save some of the runoff and take the pressure off our water supply and stormwater manage-ment systems.
“By using the rainwater on your gardens you are helping to replenish your ground-water and benefit our water supply,” she said. “Collected rainfall is especially valu-able during droughts or dry conditions. It contains more nutrients and less salts than tap water, so it’s great for plants.”
The town will be selling 60-gallon
rain barrels repurposed from recycled food-grade barrels in a terra cotta col-or. The fully screened intake port keeps mosquitoes, insects and debris out. The lid can be removed for easy cleaning and for storing hoses inside the barrel during the winter. The solid brass threaded spig-ot can be connected to a regular hose or soaker hose. The overflow connector and tubing can be used to direct water away from the foundation or to join multiple barrels for additional storage capacity.
Rain barrels are available at a cost of $60 each. Orders are now being taken with payment through April 12. Order forms are available at www.agawam.ma.us or may be picked up at the Depart-ment of Public Works, 1000 Suffield St., Agawam. Checks should be made pay-able to “Jack Miller.”
Rain barrels may be picked up from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the DPW.
Donations sought for Friends used book sale
The Friends of the Agawam Public Library are pre-paring for their annual used book sale. Hardcover and paperback books, DVDs and CDs may be dropped off at the library during regular library hours.
The sale will be held in the Community Room at the Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper St., Agawam, on Thursday, May 16, for members of the Friends of the Agawam Library only; Friday, May 17, for a $3 charge; and Saturday, May 18, at no charge. Members of the Friends of the Agawam Library will be admitted free on Thursday and Friday.
All proceeds from the book sale will support pro-grams at the library.
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soring a “Plan Your Own Day” bus trip to New York City on Saturday, May 4. Activi-ties such as museum and gallery exhibits, theater and music performances, street festivals and shopping are available to those going on the trip. A member of the council will be available on the bus to help with information along the way. The bus is scheduled to make five stops in Manhattan — the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rocke-feller Center/Radio City, Times Square/TKTS, 34th Street (Macy’s), and finally South Street Seaport. Riders may elect to get off at any of these scheduled stops.
The bus will depart Agawam High School, 760 Cooper St., Agawam, from the front parking near the tennis courts at 7 a.m., sharp. Tickets are available now. The price is $45 per person. This is a popular trip and seating is limited to 54 on a first-
come basis. Tickets are assigned only as payments arrive, and cannot be reserved by phone.
Current ticket availability, updated as requests are processed, plus further details and a map to the departure point can be found at www.agawamcc.org. For questions not answered on the website, call 413-789-1201. This number is for information only. It is not available for ticket reservations.
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Easter musical is part of Bethany services
The Bethany Assembly of God Choir and Orchestra will present the Easter musical “O Mighty Cross” at both morning services on Easter Sunday, April 21. Presenta-tions will be at 9 a.m. and again at 11 a.m., celebrating the risen Christ and bringing focus to the significance of His death on the Cross and the corresponding effect on and in our lives.
Pastor Ken Bryars, minister of music at Bethany, has compiled the eight-song musical from many different sources, bringing together the Passion week in a dra-matic, yet personal portrayal of Jesus’ road to Calvary, His death, and His resurrection. The musical will be in-terspersed with video to visualize the impact of Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice.
All are invited to join the Bethany family to celebrate the risen Christ this Easter. Bethany Assembly is at the corner of Route 57 and Main Street in Agawam. For more information, visit www.bethany-ag.org.
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Gas pipeline hearing is WednesdayLONGMEADOW — State
officials will hold a public comment hearing next week on the proposed natural gas pipeline in Agawam.
Tennessee Gas Pipe-line Co. is proposing a new pipeline in Agawam and upgrades at its Suffield Street compressor station, as part of a regional project to increase service capacity to local natural gas utilities.
The state’s Energy Facil-ities Siting Board will hear public comments on the proposed construction at a public hearing slated for 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, in the auditorium at Long-meadow High School, 95 Grassy Gutter Road, Long-meadow.
The Agawam pipeline would run from the com-pressor station near the Connecticut state line though an existing ease-ment up the west side of
Suffield Street to connect to a Columbia Gas pipe-line near the west end of Silver Lake.
The project will add a new pig (inspection rig) launcher and receiver at either end of the pipeline loop and upgrade the com-pressor station by replacing two of the older turbines — one from 1965 and one from 1991 — with new models. According to the expanded environmental notification form filed by Tennessee Gas, the new turbine pro-vides higher pressure and will increase operational reliability, which may cut down on the noise pollu-tion cause by the current compressors.
Environmental groups have opposed the new pipe-line, contending that it will increase the region’s depen-dence on a polluting fossil fuel, and that construction
activities will disturb wild-life and farmland along the path of the pipeline.
The March 27 public hearing will provide an opportunity for residents, public officials and anyone else interested in the proj-ect to provide comments. Comments may also be submitted in writing to both [email protected] and [email protected], or to Ener-gy Facilities Siting Board, 1 South Station, Boston, MA 02110, Attn.: Stephen August, Presiding Officer. Comments must be sub-mitted by April 10.
The Siting Board will use the comments it receives, at the public hearing and in writing, to draft a comment letter to be submitted to the Federal Energy Regulato-ry Commission, which has jurisdiction over the gas pipeline.
Martin Balboni
SPRINGFIELD — Martin Bal-boni, local author and owner of Balboni’s Bakery, will discuss his new book in Springfield on March 24. “The Opera on King Street” is a non-fiction autobiog-raphy of the social dynamics of growing up in the Italian-Amer-ican community of North Aga-
wam in the 1950s and ’60s. His lecture at 2 p.m. Sunday,
March 24, is in the Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts at 56 Margaret St., Springfield. There is an admission charge of $5 for members and $7 for non-members. Complimentary refreshments will be served.
NAMI art show will open next monthCHICOPEE — The Na-
tional Alliance on Mental Ill-ness of Western Massachu-setts will hold an opening reception for its eighth an-nual art show, featuring the work of artists living with mental illness, on Tuesday, April 2. It will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Chicopee Public Library, 449 Front St. The reception and park-ing adjacent to the library are free. The exhibit runs
through the end of April. The art show originat-
ed by Karen West, an artist and art teacher at Westfield High School, will feature art works for sale to the public, with proceeds going to the artists. Complimentary re-freshments will be served and all are welcome to this very special event.
NAMI-Western Massa-chusetts is an affiliate of the nation’s largest grassroots
mental health organization dedicated to building bet-ter lives for the millions of Americans affected by men-tal illness. Headquartered in Agawam, NAMI-Western Massachusetts provides support, education, advo-cacy and hope for Western Mass. residents living with mental illness and for their families and friends.
For more information, visit www.namiwm.org.
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Schools & Youth
Assumption College: Grace Rinal-di, of Agawam, has earned a spot on the women’s rowing team and will compete during the Assumption Greyhounds’ spring season.Boston University: Trisha Cord-eiro, of Agawam, was awarded a master’s degree in social work at ceremonies held in January. Troy Gallerani and Cassandra Jones, of Agawam, and Marisa Ewing, of Feeding Hills, were named to the fall semester dean’s list.UMass Amherst: Victoria Abram-chuk, Lenox Alves, Olivia Beauvais, Alex Bishop, Grace Frogameni, Ab-igail Garner, Nathaniel Humphries, David Javadian, Jisun Kim, Sarah Landry, Yichi Liu, Todd Maniscalchi, Stephen Mateus, Christopher Mo-rassi, Jesse Near, Paul Oberheim, Mykela Orifice, Vincent Panuccio, Nil Patel, Laura Provost, Tymothy Regni-
er, Julia Serra, Timothy Sliech, Lau-ra Snow, Cassandra Ward, Ashley Webster, Philip Woods and Melissa Zhao, of Agawam; and Sara Beach, Edward Clifford, Nicholas Consolini, Stephen Depalma, Jacqueline Do-nahue, Samantha Downs, Alexander Gut, Robert Johnston, Sierra Jones, Margaret Mendoza, Christie Mirski, Thomas Morris, Darlene Le Nguyen, Nicholas Scuderi and Kevin Thomp-son, of Feeding Hills, were named to the fall semester dean’s list.Western New England Univer-sity: Emma Armfield, Alec Ardolino and Christopher Wyckoff, of Aga-wam; and Laura Cafaro, Bridget Cassidy, and Braden Lucia, of Feeding Hills, were named to the fall semester president’s list. Taylor Budreau, Nicholas Butera, Kristen, Fellion, Zachary Fiedler, Andy Ho, David Kondratiouk, Bradley Mon-
tanez, Tara Negrucci, and Courtney Shea, of Agawam; and Geoffrey Cir-costa, Andrew Loftus, Nina Signo-relli and Max Vorobey, of Feeding Hills, were named to the fall semes-ter dean’s list.
Campus Notes are compiled from school press releases and parent submissions. To share your stu-dent achievement news, ask your school’s press office to send an email to [email protected].
Apply now for women’s scholarshipGraduating high school seniors who
are children or grandchildren of a Catho-lic Women’s Club of Agawam member, are invited to apply for the club’s annual schol-arship.
Applications are available in the St. John the Evangelist Parish Center, 833 Main St., Agawam during office hours. Completed applications should be returned to the of-fice by 3 p.m. Monday, April 8.
College acceptancesMadison Carra — Anna Maria
College, Curry College, Elms Col-lege, Fitchburg State University, Quinnipiac University, Salem State University, Salve Regina Univer-sity, Worcester State University; Madison Cofer — Merrimack College, Roger Williams Univer-sity, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Wisconsin Madison, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Erin Dustin — Univer-sity of Massachusetts Amherst; Rowan Ebrahim — Westfield State University; Parker Florian — Westfield State University; Angela Garvin — University of Maryland; Morgan Latourelle — Westfield State University; Sung Hee Lee — Grand Canyon University; Eleni Mastromatteo — Fitchburg State University, Southern Connecticut State University; Jasmine Pszczola — Curry College, Eastern Naza-rene College, Keene State College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Plymouth State University, University of Hartford, Western Connecticut State University; Sara
Sonsini — University of Massa-chusetts Amherst; John Wheat — Springfield College, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Special interest programs Holyoke Community College
will be hosting an open house for students on the autism spectrum on Thursday, April 4, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event will include a student-led panel discussion, informational campus tour, and a workshop for students and parents. Light refreshments will be served.
Applications for the Boston Architectural Academy’s Summer Academy 2019 are now available for students entering grades 9-12. The program allows for students to learn more about materials and design, including virtual reality, Photoshop, InDesign, and Sketch-Up. The dates of the program are July 8 to Aug. 2. A limited number of full and partial scholarships are available based on financial need. The deadline for scholarship appli-cations is May 1. An information session will be held on April 6 from
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, call 617-585-0123 or email [email protected].
Westfield State University will offer multiple opportunities in 2019 for high school students who are interested in taking a course to help them prepare for their upcoming SAT exams. To register, visit westfield.ma.edu/testprep.
Summer at Smith 2019 pro-vides extensive programming for academically talented young wom-en entering grades 9-12 in the fall of 2019. Students can choose from a variety of sessions taking place throughout the summer. For more information and to submit your ap-plication, visit smith.edu/summer
The Summer Legal Institute will take place in Springfield July 8-12. Students will work with judges, lawyers, and law students in an in-troduction to the legal system and related careers. Students can par-ticipate in workshops in the legal field. The program is free, includes breakfast and lunch, and can also include transportation. Learn more about the program at jtb.org.
School board recognizes students for perfect MCAS scoresBy Mike [email protected]
Thirteen Agawam students in grades 3, 4, 5 and 10 who received perfect scores for
math, science and English-lan-guage arts on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment Sys-tem test were cited at the March 12 School Committee meeting.
Superintendent of Schools Steve Lemanski presented stu-dents with certificates at the recognition ceremony. Students who attended the ceremony were then congratulated by School Committee members. The tests were administered in spring 2018. Students who achieved perfect scores, listed by their grade level when they took the test, include:
Grade 3: Madelyn Pajer (math).Grade 4: Heidi Clarke (ELA),
Megan Cusson (ELA), Grace
DeCaro (math), Chase Duncan (ELA), Lucas Fillion (math), An-gela Privedenyuk (ELA).
Grade 5: Kaitlyn Mansur (sci-ence), Anna Zhao (math).
Grade 10: Dong Kang (math),
Dorina Kodreanu (ELA), Amanda Woodford (ELA), Mason Wesley (math).
Sing, brother
Tom Young, a junior at St. Mary’s High School in Westfield, is sings as one of the brothers during his school’s recent pro-duction of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Young is the son of David and Mary Young of Feeding Hills. SUBMITTED PHOTO
All lunches served with fresh and chilled fruit.
AGAWAM HIGH SCHOOLMonday, March 25: Spicy chicken patty sandwich, lettuce and tomato, seasoned vegetables, low-fat baked Lays. Tuesday, March 26: French toast sticks, hash browns, turkey sausage, orange slices.Wednesday, March 27: Chicken filet wrap with assorted sauce served with lettuce, tomato and cheese, side of pasta salad.Thursday, March 28: Fresh assorted calzones, gar-den salad with light dressing.Friday, March 29: Mozzarella sticks with dipping sauce, baked fries, seasoned carrots, dinner roll.
AGAWAM JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLROBERTA DOERING SCHOOL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSMonday, March 25: Popcorn chicken bowl, seasoned corn, whole-grain dinner roll, whipped potatoes.Tuesday, March 26: Bagel, egg and cheese, mini
hash browns, Trix yogurt, orange slices.Wednesday, March 27: Pasta with meatballs, gar-lic bread, seasoned carrots.Thursday, March 28: Grilled hot dog on whole-grain bun, vegetarian beans, low-fat Cape Cod chips.Friday, March 29: Ultra-grain stuffed crust cheese pizza, salad with light dressing, cookie.
BREAKFASTAll breakfasts include assorted cold cereal, muffins and pastries, cheese sticks, fresh fruit and orange juice.Serving times: High school, 7 a.m.; junior high, 7:15 a.m.; Granger, 7:55 a.m.; Doering, 8:10 a.m.; Phelps, 8:20 a.m.; Robinson Park, 8:30 a.m.; Clark, 8:35 a.m. Monday, March 25: Pancakes with syrup. Tuesday, March 26: Waffles.Wednesday, March 27: Egg and cheese sandwich with hash browns.Thursday, March 28: Warm cinnamon rolls.Friday, March 29: Pancakes with syrup.
School Lunch
Students with perfect MCAS scores in 2018 stand with School Com-mittee mem-bers, Super-intendent of Schools Steve Lemanski, left, and Mayor Wil-liam Sapelli, second from left. PHOTO BY MIKE LYDICK
Amanda Hervieux was at the front of the line to pick out a cup-cake to decorate during a craft competition Feb. 19 at the Aga-wam Public Library, followed by Brienne Senez and Anastasia Antropova. Teens decorated cupcakes baked by Children’s Li-brarian Pamela Weingart and then voted on whose looked the best. More photos were printed in the Agawam Advertiser News on Feb. 21. PHOTOS BY MIKE LYDICK
At right, moments after her cupcake was judged the best decorated, Brienne Senez wasted
little time in enjoying the fruits of her labor.
Icing the competition
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PVTA hearing worth a tripIt is unfortunate that residents of this
area, significantly impacted by recent changes to the routes and schedules
of the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, will have to travel significant distance to make their voices heard. Nevertheless, it is important for as many as possible to do so when a state task force exam-ining the future of local regional transit authorities meets in Amherst on Friday.
In light of the ongoing study of oth-er opportunities for mass transit in the region, it only makes sense to keep the spotlight on networks that have the po-tential to help a whole population move toward badly needed goods and ser-vices. These are the very residents that have been affected by service changes of the PVTA — made ostensibly due to fiscal pressures.
The Regional Transit Authority Task Force, under the direction of the Massa-chusetts Department of Transportation, recently released a draft report titled “A Vision for the Future of Massachusetts’ Regional Transit Authorities.” The doc-ument includes recommendations in categories including investment and performance; accountability; service de-cisions; quality of service; and environ-mental sustainability.
Some of the recommendations are sensible while others leave some judg-ment to be desired. The report does call for the state Legislature to fund RTAs with a base of $90.5 million in state contract assistance, as well as consider ways to collaborate across agency lines through a brokerage system. It also calls for community outreach and an active social media presence. RTAs are also expected to conduct market analyses at least every five years, to understand current riders and their needs. One wonders, if the PVTA and other entities had adopted this approach, whether rid-ership numbers would have declined to the extent they did in recent years.
The report also said the state should “provide communities with the tools they need to increase local contribu-tions to RTA funding, including through regional ballot initiatives.” It seems un-likely that, in the wake of the changes last year that left riders scrambling for alternatives, there would be much appe-tite for bailing out these services on the local level. It also calls for standardized tables between RTAs and the Massachu-setts Bay Transit Authority, the theory being that information should be easier to understand. Let’s review: Standard-ization of spreadsheets will not solve the basic problem, that being whether a bus can show up on time or not and at the right location.
Whether or not one can catch a ride to one of the RTA-centered meetings in the coming days, input is definitely need-ed. Those who can make the trip should attend the session concerning the PVTA on Friday, March 22 at the UMass Am-herst Campus Center, 1 Campus Center Way, First Floor, Room 168, Amherst, from 4 to 6 p.m. Those unable to make it that afternoon can still find the re-port online at www.mass.gov/orgs/task-force-on-rta-performance-and-funding-massdot. Comments will be accepted at [email protected] through Friday, March 29.
Those who understand how essential transportation is in this region know that a more reliable mass transit system is the destination. All potential riders can play a role in guiding the state and RTAs that drive the bus to how to get there, lest they get lost on the way.
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AGAWAM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH745 Main St., Agawam413-786-7111The Rev. Greg E. Dawson, [email protected]
SUNDAY SERVICES at 10 a.m. Communion on the first Sunday of the monthChurch school is in session and fellow-ship coffee hour follows the service. “A place to call home ~ A people to call family”
AGAWAM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH459 Mill St., Feeding Hills413-786-4174The Rev. Ken Blanchard, pastorwww.agawamworship.org
WORSHIP SERVICESSunday 10:30 a.m.Holy Communion served 1st SundaysPrepare meal for Samaritan Inn Home-less Shelter 2nd Saturdays 2-5 p.m.Offsite Worship:Heritage East, 1st Mondays, 11 a.m.Heritage North, 1st Tuesdays, 11 a.m.Heritage Woods, 1st Wednesdays, 11 a.m.Country Estates, 2nd and 5th Thurs-days, 11 a.m.
BETHANY ASSEMBLY OF GOD580 Main St., AgawamMail: P.O. Box 422, Agawam413-789-2930www.bethany-ag.orgThe Rev. Richard E. Adams, senior pastor
WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Traditional 9 a.m. Sunday Contemporary 11 a.m.Christian Education offered during both services.Wednesday Family Night: 7 p.m.
CHURCH OF REDEMPTION50 Maple St., Agawam413-304-2313churchor.org
WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Services, 10 a.m. Sunday school for children and nursery for younger children Community Night: The first Sunday of each month at 5 p.m. Free dinner served.
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH370 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam413-786-1681jesussaves.7@comcast.netwww.faithbible-church.org
Rick Donofrio, pastor SERVICES Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m.Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting and Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.
FEEDING HILLS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH UCC“An Open and Affirming Congregation.”21 N. Westfield St., Feeding HillsMail: P.O. Box 264, Feeding [email protected] Rev. Robert C. Donaldson, pastor
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIPChurch School 10:15 a.m.Worship Service 10 a.m.Infant and child care provided. Handicap accessible.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF AGAWAM760 Main St., [email protected] Rev. J. Willard Cofield Jr., pastor SUNDAY SERVICESWorship 9:30 a.m.Sunday School (grades K - 5)following Children’s Message until 10:45Youth Group meets at 11 a.m.Coffee & Conversation followingworship service
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH152 S. Westfield St., Feeding Hills413-789-2026www.hopechurchagawam.org
SUNDAY SERVICESWorship at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. (Kids’ Church for age 3 to grade 2, and nursery for younger children, available during both services)9:45-10:45 a.m. Bible classes for children and adults
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN CHURCH522 Springfield St., Feeding Hills 413-821-0937Bob and Barbara Olmstead, senior [email protected] WORSHIP SERVICESaturday evening Celebration, 6-8 p.m.Saturday evening Prayer, 5-5:45 p.m.One-hour classes for children ages 3 to 12 during serviceNursery available for younger childrenSmall group meetings in homes during the week (call or see website for more information)
MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH522 Springfield St., Feeding Hills413-478-9484David L. Short, pastor
Sunday Family Bible Study Hour, 9:45 a.m.Sunday Morning Service, 11 a.m.Sunday Night Service, 6 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 7 p.m.
SACRED HEART CHURCH1103 Springfield St., Feeding Hills 413-786-8200 www.SacredHeartFeedingHills.org The Rev. Steven Amo, pastor
WEEKLY SERVICESLord’s Day Masses: Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 7:15 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. Confessions: Saturdays, 3:15 p.m. Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. Special Devotions: Perpetual Novena to the Sacred Heart following the Friday 9 a.m. Mass
ST. DAVID’S EPISCOPAL CHURCHThe Rev. Dr. Harvey Hill, rector699 Springfield St., Feeding Hills413-786-6133 [email protected] www.stdavidsagawam.org
SCHEDULE OF SERVICESSunday 8 a.m. Rite I and Holy Eucharist10 a.m. Rite II and Holy EucharistSunday school and Nursery during 10 a.m. serviceCoffee hour following the 10 a.m. serviceHandicap Accessible
OFFSITE WORSHIPChurch without Walls, 2nd Sunday of the month at 12 p.m. at Parish Pantry, West SpringfieldHoly Eucharist and distribution of bag lunches ST. JOHN’S CHURCHThe Rev. Michael Pierz, permanent administrator823 Main St., [email protected]
SCHEDULE OF MASSESSaturdays: 4 p.m. (English), 6 p.m. (Extraordinary Latin Rite)Sundays: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Weekdays: Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Wednes-days, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.CONFESSION: Saturdays: 3 to 3:45 p.m., or by appointment.
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Lunch MenuMonday, March 25: Hamburg gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, fresh fruit.Tuesday, March 26: Chicken pot pie with puff pastry, mixed vegetables, tossed salad, baked good.Wednesday, March 27: Roast pork loin, roast potatoes and carrots, homemade gra-vy, applesauce, peaches.Thursday, March 28: Swiss burger on a roll, lettuce and tomato, pasta and vegeta-ble salad (carrots, corn, peas, onion, celery), pudding.Friday, March 29: Linguini with homemade red clam sauce, spinach and cranberry sal-ad, fruit cocktail.
Calendar of EventsMonday, March 25: 8:15 a.m., yoga; 8:30 a.m., weight training; 9 a.m., Crochet Class with Mark; 9:45 a.m., line dancing; 11:30 a.m., Gentle Yoga; 1 p.m., Bingo; 5:30 p.m., Zumba Gold.Tuesday, March 26: 9 a.m., YMCA Strength
to Go, open knitting group; 10 a.m., Com-puter Tech Club meets; noon, ladies billiards, canasta; 12:30 p.m., senior cinemas (“On Golden Pond”), Mah Jongg; 1 p.m., Mexican Train Dominoes; 4:30 p.m., yoga.Wednesday, March 27: 8:15 a.m., yoga; 8:30 a.m., weight training; 9:45 a.m., Gen-tle Yoga; 12:30 p.m., bridge; 1 p.m., ball-room lessons (10-week course); 1:30 p.m., Golden Agers Chapter 1 meeting; 5:30 p.m., Zumba Gold.Thursday, March 28: 9 a.m., YMCA Strength to Go, Quilting Club; 10 a.m., Se-nior Stretch and Tone (new class); 10:30 a.m., Reiki with Harlene; 12:15 p.m., bridge; 12:30 p.m., Mexican Train Dominoes; 1 p.m., pitch, open art; 1-1:30 p.m., free blood pressure check; 1:30 p.m., writing group; 4 p.m., yoga; 6 p.m., cancer support group; 6:30 p.m., pitch. Friday, March 29: 8:15 a.m., Yin Yoga; 9:15 a.m., Let’s Paint (oil, acrylic, pastels); 10 a.m., Tai Chi; noon, canasta; 1 p.m., pitch, cribbage; 4 p.m., card games.
Agawam Senior CenterOUR CALENDAR SECTION is intended to pro-mote free events, or those that directly affect a volunteer-driven organization. Paid events that are not deemed benefits do not qualify. Non-charitable events that charge the public for profit are not allowed as we consider that paid advertising. The deadline to submit calendar items is Monday at noon. Send to the Agawam Advertiser News at [email protected], fax to 413-786-8457, or mail to Turley Publications, 24 Water St., Palmer, MA 01069. We usually print at least one week prior to an event. The listings should be brief with only time, date, location, ac-tivity explanation, and contact information.
Friday, March 22LENTEN LUNCHEON in Ashbury Hall at Trinity Unit-ed Methodist Church, 361 Sumner Ave., Spring-field from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chapel services from 12:30 to 1 p.m. in Grace Chapel. Take-out lunch available by calling ahead at 413-221-5399 for a 50-cent packaging charge per takeout.
Sunday, March 24ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTER OF WESTERN MAS-SACHUSETTS, 56 Margaret St., Springfield, will host a lecture at 2 p.m. by Martin Balboni on his book, “The Opera on King Street,” which chron-icles the social dynamics of North Agawam’s Italian-American community in the 1950s and ’60s. $5 for members, $7 for non-members in-cludes complimentary refreshments.
Thursday, March 28FREE PARENT WORKSHOP hosted by the Aga-wam Family and Community Program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Early Childhood Center, 108 Perry Lane, Agawam, will help parents identify ways to promote positive behavior at home. Free childcare available.
Friday, March 29LENTEN LUNCHEON in Ashbury Hall at Trinity United Methodist Church, 361 Sumner Ave., Springfield from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chapel services from 12:30 to 1 p.m. in Grace Chapel. Take-out lunch available by calling ahead at 413-221-5399 for a 50-cent packaging charge per takeout.
Saturday, March 30SPRING TAG SALE from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Community Grange 382, 47 N. West St., Feed-ing Hills. Proceeds will benefit the building fund.
Friday, April 5AGAWAM CULTURAL CONCIL’S APPLAUSE SE-RIES will feature Latin musical ensemble Goza at the Agawam Senior Center, 954 Main St., Aga-wam. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.; concert begins at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public.
LENTEN LUNCHEON in Ashbury Hall at Trinity Unit-ed Methodist Church, 361 Sumner Ave., Spring-field from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chapel services from 12:30 to 1 p.m. in Grace Chapel. Take-out lunch available by calling ahead at 413-221-5399 for a 50-cent packaging charge per takeout.
Wednesday, April 10THE ELM-BELCHER MASONIC LODGE, 53 River St., Agawam, offers an all-you-can-eat spaghet-ti supper at a cost of $8 for adults, $4 for chil-dren. The public is welcome.
Friday, April 12AGAWAM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 745 Main St., Agawam, will host an indoor tag sale today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Items available include clothing, household items, toys, games, books and more.
Sunday, April 14WEST SPRINGFIELD COIN CLUB meeting at 7
p.m. at Mittineague Congregational Church, 1840 Westfield St., West Springfield. A special coin topic will be presented and discussed. Re-freshments available. Guests welcome. For more information, call Peter Setian at 413-596-9871.
ONGOINGA CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP, facilitated by The Atrium at Cardinal Drive through the Alz-heimer’s Association, meets the first Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. at the Agawam Senior Center, 954 Main St., Agawam. The public is
welcome. To register, call 413-821-9911.
ADULT DROP-IN SIT & KNIT meets at the Agawam Public Library at 750 Cooper St. Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m. Bring your sticks and join other knitters for creative time. No registration is required.
GRANDPARENT’S PLAYGROUP Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., at St. David’s Church, 699 Springfield St., Feeding Hills. Open to all grand-parents and their grandchildren. Follows school schedule.
ability to maintain the wetlands veg-etation and the water quality,” Ko-zloski said. “That’s a big thing. The water quality is very key to that. … If we can’t keep our water clean, then we’re in trouble in this country. Not only water, but the air.”
Kozloski explained that current state regulations allow construction as near as 100 feet from wetlands. The commission would like to see about 50 feet added to that buffer.
“That’s a big one. Basically, you can go almost up to it. We’re trying to increase the distance between the wetlands and where the work is be-ing done so we can protect the wet-lands better,” he explained. “It’s just we’re trying to protect the wetlands.
They’re very important for stormwa-ter, flood control, environment and everything else. The most important liquid for the world is water, it’s not oil. Water is the key to life. If we don’t protect our environment, we’re going to be in big trouble.”
Kozloski also noted that preser-vation of the wetlands can impact the current stormwater fee being discussed by town officials.
“Obviously, the town is looking at a stormwater management cost to the voters,” he explained. “If we can main-tain and keep flood damage, we’re protecting not only the town, we’re protecting the people that live in town. That’s a big ordinance, stormwater.”
The commission discussed po-tential restrictions at its meeting on Thursday, March 14. Kozloski said the topic was broached within the
past year and expects conversations to continue in future meetings. The commission has been looking at sev-eral surrounding towns’ wetlands protection ordinances, including Springfield, Easthampton, South-ampton and Southwick.
Any potential changes would re-quire approval from the town law office before proceeding to the City Council for approval. He estimates it would be six months to a year before any potential regulations would be approved and put into effect.
“We have a number of projects we’re doing. Hopefully we can get something done during that time, but it’s going to take some time,” Kozloski said. “The purpose of this ordinance is to protect the wetlands. Things can be developed in town, it’s just you’ll be protecting the wetlands.”
WETLANDS ❚ from page 1The Agawam Police Department
responded to 332 calls for service from March 11 to 17, recording seven arrests in its public log.
Monday, March 11Hector Soto, 28, of East Hooker
Street, Springfield, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehi-cle with a suspended license, attach-ing plates to a motor vehicle, driving an uninsured motor vehicle, driving an unregistered motor vehicle, and driving with no inspection sticker.
Wednesday, March 13Vitaliy V. Gladysh, 29, of Nicole
Terrace, Agawam, was arrested on two straight warrants.
Teresa May Bovat, 56, of Franklin Street, Feeding Hills, was arrested and charged with driving under the
influence of liquor, negligent opera-tion of a motor vehicle, and driving without a license in possession.
Raymond A. Chevalier, 52, of Alhambra Circle, Agawam, was arrested on a default warrant for failure to appear in court, and was charged with possession of Class A drug.
Friday, March 15Tami Orwat, 40, of Main Street,
Agawam, was arrested and charged with shoplifting by asportation.
Andrew J. Ingham, 41, of Valley Brook Road, Feeding Hills, was ar-rested and charged with shoplifting by asportation.
Christifer M. Schmuck, 38, of Woodside Drive, Agawam, was ar-rested and charged with tagging property and vandalizing property.
POLICE LOG
7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26Agawam Junior High School
1305 Springfield St., Feeding Hills
1. Call to order2. Moment of silence3. Roll call of attendance4. Regular meeting – 7 p.m.5. Citizen’s Speak Time6. Highlights on Education: a. ELL update — Ashley Martins7. Superintendent’s Notes8. Student Advisory Committee
representative update9. Unfinished business: a. SCR-19-10 — Approval of
ECC Tuition Increaseb. SCR-19-11 — Approval of
AHS Graduation Ceremony on June 9, 2019 at 1 p.m. in Symphony Hall
c. SCR-19-12 — Approval of AJHS Trip to Washington, D.C. from April 5 to April 19, 2019
d. SCR-19-13 — Approval of New District Strategic Plan
10. Business meeting
a. Routine matters1) Approval of minutes2) Calendar/Correspondenceb. Warrants/Transfersc. Reports:1). Scheduled reports:* Safe Routes to School presen-
tation — Emily Budzynkiewicz* Financial update — paper report* Personnel update — paper
report2) Subcommittee updates11. New businessa. SCR-19-14 — Acceptance of
$1,500 Donation for Chess Activi-ties in Memory of Harold Moye
b. SCR-19-15 — Approval of Christopher A. Kazantis Memorial Scholarship
12. Any other items that may legally come before the committee
13. Adjournment
SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA
Bethany to host tag saleBethany Assembly of God’s Gifts and Good Taste Min-
istry will sponsor a tag sale in the gymnasium from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Items for sale will include a variety household and year-round items. Clothing will not be available. Free parking is available.
Bethany Assembly of God is at the corner of Route 57 and Main Street in Agawam. For more information, visit www.bethany-ag.org.
Networking night in AprilThe West of the River Chamber of Commerce will present
“Wicked Wednesday” from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at Carrabba’s Italian Grill, 955 Riverdale St., West Springfield.
The event is free and open to all. Wicked Wednesdays are monthly social events, hosted by various businesses and restaurants, bringing members and non-members to-gether to social network in a relaxed atmosphere.
For more information, contact the Chamber at 413-426-3880 or [email protected].
Tag sale to aid GrangeCommunity Grange 382 will hold a spring tag sale from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 30. Items for sale will in-clude those that have been donated as well as homemade items by Grange members. Proceeds from the tag sale will benefit the building fund.
The Grange hall is at 47 N. West St., Feeding Hills.
Sign up now for N.Y. busThe Agawam St. Patrick’s Committee will host a day
trip to New York City on Saturday, April 6. The bus will leave Sacred Heart Church, 1065 Springfield St., Feeding Hills, at 7 a.m. It will leave New York City from the Bryant Park area at 6 p.m.
The cost is $53 per person, which includes transporta-tion and driver’s gratuity. A raffle will be held on the bus. Reservations are required by March 22. For more informa-tion and to make a reservation, contact Laurie O’Connell at [email protected] or call 413-519-1071.
All welcome at F.H. CongregationalFeeding Hills Congregational Church is an open and affirming con-
gregation. All are welcome.All are invited to the variety of events and activities offered to the
community every week. Weekly worship and communion is held Sun-days at 10 a.m. This Sunday, Diane Fiedjasz will lead the worship service.
On Monday, March 25, Pastor Rob Donaldson will be leading a dis-cussion based on the book “Sacred Cows Make Gourmet Burgers” by William Easum. This book and discussion group focuses on successful church leadership and growth. It is a great way to learn new techniques on how to grow successful leaders within your church community and your neighborhood. For more information, contact the church office.
Special guest Rev. Don Remick from the Western Mass. Conference, United Church of Christ, will lead the worship service Sunday, March 31.
The church will host a vendor fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13. On Palm Sunday, April 14, all are invited to a free Community Easter Egg Hunt at 1 p.m. The event will include plenty of eggs filled with surprises, crafts for the kids, a bounce house and light refresh-ments. The church will be open for prayer on Wednesday, April 17. The pastor will lead a worship service on Maundy Thursday, April 18, at 7 p.m. with Easter Services at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday, April 21.
On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, the church hosts AA group meet-ings starting at 7 p.m. The pastor offers a book study on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. at Starbucks in Westfield. The current book is John Shelby Spong’s “Liberating the Gospels.”
Choir rehearsal is held Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. It is led by Brad Tilden, choir director. Non-perishable food items for the Parish Cupboard are collected the second Sunday of every month and the pastor leads a Church Without Walls service the third Sunday of every month ministering in front of the Parish Cupboard, 1023 Main St., West Springfield. All are welcome.
The church is at 21 N. Westfield St., Feeding Hills. For more informa-tion, call the church office at 413-786-5061, visit www.fhccucc.org or search for the church on Facebook.com.
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LEGAL NOTICEPUBLIC HEARINGT h e A g a w a m C i t y
Council Administrative Sub-Committee will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 6:30 p.m., in the Teachers’ Cafeteria Room at the Agawam Junior High School, 1305 Springfield Street, Feeding Hills, MA. on two separate Eversource petitions for per-mission to perform work on properties located on Mill Street, Feeding Hills as well as on South West Street, Feeding Hills which could include relocation of a line of poles, wires, cables and fixtures, including the nec-essary sustaining and protect fixtures along and across the property.
Robert E. Rossi, ChairAdministrative
Sub-Committee3/21, 3/28/19
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING
BY THEMASSACHUSETTS
ENERGY FACILITIES SITING BOARD (“EFSB”)
NATURAL GAS PIPELINE UPGRADE
PROJECTS IN HAMPDEN COUNTY
PROPOSED BY TENNESSEE GAS
PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C.
Wednesday March 27, 2019,
at 7:00 p.m.Longmeadow High School
Auditorium95 Grassy Gutter Road
Longmeadow, MA 01106T e n n e s s e e G a s
Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (“Tennessee”) has pro-posed to construct the “261 Upgrade Projects,” con-sisting of the Line 261B Pipeline Looping Project (“Looping Project”) and the Compressor Station 261 Horsepower Replacement Project (“HP Replacement Project”), both in Agawam, Massachusetts. The 261 Upgrade Projects respond to the request for additional nat-ural gas deliverability capa-bility by Tennessee’s custom-ers, Bay State Gas Company d/b/a Columbia Gas of
Massachusetts (“CMA”) and Holyoke Gas and Electric Department (“Holyoke”). The 261 Upgrade Projects are intended to ensure con-tinued safe and reliable nat-ural gas service to CMA’s Greater Springfield Service Territory (which provides natural gas to approxi-mately 106,000 customers in 16 municipalities) and Holyoke’s approximate-ly 10,000 customers. The Longmeadow Meter Station, a project that is separate from the 261 Upgrade Projects would provide a new deliv-ery point for CMA on the east side of the Connecticut River in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Construction of the 261 Upgrade Projects is anticipated in 2020; the Longmeadow Meter Station is scheduled for construction in 2019.
Tennessee filed an appli-cation for a Certificate of Publ ic Convenience and Necessity for the 261 Upgrade Projects with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commiss ion (“FERC”) on October 19, 2018. The Energy Facilities Siting Board (“EFSB”) is a for-ma l in t e rvenor in the FERC proceeding, but does not have siting jurisdic-tion over the 261 Upgrade Projects. Tennessee filed a Draf t Envi ronmenta l Impact Report (“DEIR”) with the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (“MEPA”) Office that was noticed in the Environmental Monitor on January 9, 2019 and is currently under review. The MEPA office will par-ticipate in this public hear-ing. The DEIR includes the 261 Upgrade Projects; the Secretary’s Certificate on the Expanded Environmental Notification Form request-ed additional information in the DEIR regarding the Longmeadow Meter Station. Both MEPA and the EFSB seek to gather additional pub-lic comments to inform their respective reviews.
The Looping Project inc ludes 2 .1 mi le s o f 12-inch-diameter loop to be installed on Tennessee’s existing 261B-100 pipeline. The majority of the loop will be located within Tennessee’s existing pipeline corridors
and will replace an exist-ing inactive 6-inch-diame-ter pipeline where feasible. Where the proposed loop deviates from Tennessee’s existing pipeline corridors, the route is intended to min-imize impacts to residences and/or existing utility struc-tures.
The HP Replacement Project involves the mod-ernization of equipment at Tennessee’s exist ing Compressor Station 261 (“CS 261”). The 10-inch 261B-100 pipeline and the aforementioned proposed loop begin at CS 261. The HP Replacement Project involves removing two existing older units (a Solar Saturn installed in 1965 and a Solar Centaur installed in 1991) and installing a new Solar Taurus 70 unit. The new Solar Taurus 70 unit is intended to better meet peak flow operating conditions and result in more reliable service.
Tennessee maintains that the 261 Upgrade Projects are needed to meet the cur-rent demand for increased natural gas. The FERC cer-tificate application refers to the Longmeadow Meter Sta t ion, a project that Tennessee maintains is sep-arate from the 261 Upgrade Projects, that would pro-vide a new delivery point for CMA on the east side of the Connecticut River in Longmeadow, Massachusetts (the nearest existing deliv-ery points are in Agawam and East Longmeadow). Tennessee asserts that the Longmeadow Meter Station will enhance system reliabili-ty for existing CMA custom-ers and support the ability of CMA to serve future cus-tomers. Tennessee maintains that the natural gas supplied to the Longmeadow Meter Station would come from Tennessee’s existing main-line, would not be influenced by either the Looping Project or HP Replacement Project and has separate utility from the 261 Upgrade Projects. The proposed location for the Longmeadow Meter Station is 400 Shaker Road, Longmeadow, Massachusetts (on the premises of the Longmeadow Country Club).
The description of the new meter station is provid-ed for informational purpos-es; Tennessee asserts that it does not trigger any EFSB
review thresholds, does not require any state permits, and has independent utility from the Looping Project and HP Replacement Project. Tennessee intends to con-struct the Longmeadow Meter Station pursuant to its FERC blanket construction certificate and the FERC’s regulations governing blan-ket certificate projects. The DEIR includes information regarding the Longmeadow Meter Station Project for public review and to respond to the MEPA Certificate on the Expanded Environmental Notification Form.
As referenced above, in addition to MEPA and other state environmental protec-tion regulatory programs, the 261 Upgrade Projects are ultimately subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC, which requires a comprehen-sive review process under the National Environmental Po l i cy Ac t ( “NEPA”) . FERC wi l l prepare an Environmental Assessment (“EA”) to satisfy the require-ments of NEPA. The EA will be used by FERC to consider the environmental impacts that could result if it approves the 261 Upgrade Projects. FERC is required to review and recommend measures to avoid, minimize or mitigate such impacts. The Siting Board partici-pates in FERC proceedings for natural gas pipelines to represent the interests of the Commonwealth and its res-idents.
The Siting Board will hold a public hearing, which will provide an opportunity for residents, public officials, and other interested persons to provide comments regard-ing their concerns relating to the 261 Upgrade Projects and the Longmeadow Meter Station. The Siting Board hearing is separate and dis-tinct from any public hearing or action that may be con-ducted by FERC regarding this matter.
The Siting Board and MEPA also seek wr i t -ten comments concern-ing the p roposed 261 Upgrade Projects and the Longmeadow Meter Station.
C o m m e n t s fo r t h e Siting Board should be sent by email to both Stephen.Augus t@mass .gov and [email protected] or by U.S. mail to: Energy Facili t ies Siting Board,
One South Station, Boston, M a s s a c h u s e t t s 0 2 1 1 0 , Attention: Stephen August, Presiding Officer. The com-ments should be sent to the Siting Board by Wednesday April 10, 2019. The Siting Board will use the com-ments it receives, whether oral or written, in drafting a comment letter on the 261 Upgrade Projects to submit to FERC. If you have any questions, please contact Stephen August at the email or physical address above.
MEPA comments should be sent to Alex Strysky via email at [email protected] or by U.S. mail to: Alex Strysky, MEPA Office, 100 Cambridge Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02114. The comments should be sent to the MEPA Office by Friday March 29, 2019. If you have any questions, please contact Alex Strysky at the email or physical address above.
Add i t iona l i n fo rma-tion about the 261 Upgrade Projects is available in the EFSB electronic fileroom at https:/ /eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/DPU/Fileroom/dockets/bynumber/CP19-7-000 and the FERC web-site (http://www.ferc.gov). Click on the eLibrary link, click on “General Search” and enter the FERC dock-et number “CP19-7-000”. For assistance, please con-tact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or call FERC at 1-202-502-8659 or 1-866-208-3676. Information regarding the 261 Upgrade Projects is also available in the DEIR, available in the EFSB elec-tronic fileroom, or by con-tacting Deborah McCartney of Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. at 713-420-6723. Information about the Longmeadow Meter Station may be found in the FERC docket and DEIR, refer-enced above, although the Longmeadow Meter Station did not technically trigger jurisdiction in either process.3/21/19
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court Hampden Probate and
Family Court50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103(413)748-7758
Docket No. HD19P0284EAEstate of: Lorraine HouleDate of Death: 12/23/2018
CITATION ON PETITION FOR
FORMAL ADJUDICATION
To all interested persons:A Petition for Formal
Adjudication of Intestacy a n d Ap p o i n t m e n t o f Personal Representative has been filed by Agawam Healthcare of Agawam MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and
Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.
The Petitioner requests that: Kati Amarantes of Bedford NH be ap point ed as Person al Rep resenta tive(s) of said estate to serve Without Personal Surety on the bond in an unsupervised admin-istration.
IMPORTANT NOTICEYou have the right to
obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceed-ing. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 04/11/2019.
This is NOT a hear-ing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceed-ing. If you fail to file a time-ly written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.
UNSUPERVISEDADMINISTRATION
UNDER THEMASSACHUSETTS
UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)
A Personal Represent-ative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not re quired to file an inventory or annu-al accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may peti-tion the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includ-ing the distribution of assets and expenses of administra-tion.
W I T N E S S , H o n . Barbara M Hyland, First Justice of this Court.Date: March 14, 2019
Suzanne T. SeguinRegister of Probate
3/21/19
Legal AdAgawam
Conservation CommissionThe Agawam Conservation
Commission will hold a pub-lic hearing on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 6:00 PM at the Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper Street, Agawam, MA. The purpose of this hearing will be to hear the petition of Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC for work to be performed at Shoemaker Lane, Silver Street and Suffield Street (261 Upgrade Projects), sub-ject to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act.
By Order of Henry A. Kozloski,
Chairman Agawam Conservation
Commission 3/21/19
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Pride on parade
Amaya Donald, center, waves an orange flag as part of the Agawam High School color guard. PHOTO BY MICHAEL BALLWAY
Firefighters marching on High Street in Holyoke included, from left, Agawam Fire Lt. James Deming and Deputy Chief Frank Matuszczak, Tolland Firefighter Matt Cavallo, center, and Agawam Fire Chief Alan Sirois and Lt. Jordan Molta. At right, Parade Marshal Jo Anne Safford led the Agawam delegation in the annual St. Patrick’s Parade on the streets of Holyoke, held March 17. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL BALLWAY
Agawam elected officials wave to onlookers near the start of the parade. At left are School Com-mittee members Tracy Wilkie, Wendy Rua and Shelley Borgatti-Reed; walking ahead of them, from left, are city councilors George Bitzas, Joseph Mineo, Cecilia Calabrese and Anthony Suffriti. PHOTO BY PETER CAMYRE
Piccolo player Justin Salva, center, marches with the wind section of the Agawam High School band, on High Street in Holyoke. PHOTO BY MICHAEL BALLWAY
Above, Mayor William Sapelli, left, leads Agawam elected officials during the parade.
At left, sitting atop Agawam’s parade float are colleen Bailey Thomas, center, and court mem-bers Megan Haines and Taylor De-George (partially obscured behind Thomas), Cassidy Patterson, and Allison Leonard, right.
Below, Chief Eric Gillis leads offi-cers of the Agawam Police Depart-ment during the parade. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL BALLWAY
David Dematteo marches in the pa-rade as the Agawam St. Patrick’s Committee’s Citizenship Award winner. PHOTO BY MICHAEL BALLWAY
Agawam High School cheerleaders step off for the start of Sunday’s parade on Northampton Street in Holyoke. PHOTO BY PETER CAMYRE
Above, D.J. Bryant, right, plays the baritone horn for the Marching Mohawks from Agawam High School, which won the William H. Burns Memorial Award for best high school marching band in the parade for the third year in a row.
At right, Trumpeters Quinton Gill, center, and Jack Patterson, right, play with the Marching Mohawks on Sunday. PHOTOS BY PETER CAMYRE
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The Agawam Garden Club held a seed starting workshop March 12 to begin the season. Club member Frank LaMontagne, left in both photos, demonstrated how to prepare seeds and start them inside for planting out-doors when weather permits. The club meets the second Tues-day of the month at the Aga-wam Senior Center, 954 Main St. Meetings are open to the public and open to residents of any town. At right in far-right photo is Club President Denise Carmo-dy. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Boating group awards Sen. HumasonThe Massachusetts Ma-
rine Trades Association presented state Sen. Don-ald Humason Jr., R-West-field, its award for “Legisla-tor of the Year” in January. The MMTA is an organiza-tion dedicated to provid-ing the framework for fur-thering interests in marine trades and boating through promotion, participation in legislation, and profession-al improvement programs.
“I’m honored to receive the Legislator of the Year award from the MMTA,” said Humason. “The rec-reational boating industry brings in over $2 billion to the commonwealth and provides more than 11,000 people with jobs. Support-ing and advocating for the businesses and trades that provide a livelihood for my
constituents is very import-ant to me, and I look for-ward to working with the
MMTA again in the future.” In addition to Agawam,
Humason’s 11-town dis-trict includes water bodies such as the Connecticut River, Congamond Lakes and Hampton Ponds, and a number of businesses and employees in the ma-rine trades. Humason is the co-chairman of the Massachusetts Legislative Boating Caucus and was able to secure $100,000 of funding to the MMTA in the fiscal 2019 budget. The funding is being used to educate people on the ma-rine trades and guide peo-ple into building careers in these trades.
Humason’s district of-fice staff can be reached at 413-568-1366. Staff in his Boston office can be reached at 617-722-1415 for legislative matters. The senator’s email is [email protected].
State Sen. Donald Humason was named “Legislator of the Year” by the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association. Pictured at the award ceremony are, from left, Randall Lyons, executive direc-tor; Jamy Madeja, government relations representative; Alyssa Linkamper, workforce liaison; Humason; Adam Cooper, president; and Paul Nowak, immediate past president. SUBMITTED PHOTO
‘Life in Spirit’ seminar starts April 22 Sacred Heart Parish Center, 1061
Springfield St., Feeding Hills will host a Life in the Spirit Seminar from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, April 22 through June 3.
Those that have a desire for a new awareness and deeper relationship with
God, and who are searching for more meaning in their life, are welcome at this life-changing event. The cost is $15. For more information and to register, call Deb Briancesco, pastoral minister, at 413-786-8200, ext. 3.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Brownies named as all-starsBy Tim [email protected]
LUDLOW — The 30th annual Lusitano Alumni and Fans (LAF) All-Star High School Soccer Play-er Awards Night was held at the Gremio Lusitano Club in Ludlow on March 10.
The guest speaker was Fran O’Leary, the men’s soccer coach at UMass-Amherst.
In 2017, O’Leary guided the Minutemen to both the A-10 Con-
ference regular season title and the postseason tournament title.
Three outstanding Western Massachusetts high school soccer players will be freshmen mem-bers of the UMass men’s soccer team next fall. They are Quinn Serafino from West Springfield High School, Evan Fournier from Belchertown High School, and Camden Blackburn from Ludlow High School.
Blackburn, who helped the Lions win the Division 1 Western
Mass. title and the state title last fall, was selected as the boys Divi-sion 1 MVP by the coaches.
“Being selected as the Division 1 MVP really means a lot to me,” Blackburn said. “There are a lot of very good soccer players in West-ern Mass. and it’s an honor to be one of them. I’m really looking forward to playing soccer at UMa-ss next year.”
Blackburn also received the
NEW ENGLAND MUTINY
Team finds home at Lusitano
By Tim [email protected]
LUDLOW — The New England Mutiny will be celebrating their 20th anniversary by playing all of their home matches at historic
Lusitano Stadium in Ludlow.“I grew up in Ludlow and I’m
really looking forward to playing our home matches at Lusitano Stadium this year,” said Joe Fer-rara, who has been the Mutiny owner for the past 20 years. “It’s just a great venue for soccer. It also has an outstanding playing surface and a great atmosphere. It should be a very exciting season.”
The Mutiny, a pro-am women’s
soccer team, are the second oldest women’s franchise in the United States. They will be sharing Lusita-no Stadium with the Western Mass. Pioneers, who celebrated their 20th anniversary last summer.
“We hoping to have soccer fans from throughout Western Mass. and Connecticut attend our home games,” Ferrara said. “We’ll
Resident of S. Hadley takes women’s title
By Gregory A. [email protected]
HOLYOKE — Whether it is for fun, for competition, for charity, or for the roar of the crowd, everyone comes to the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Road Race for a reason.
Marco Diaz-Moore is just 15 years old and participated in his second road race, a 10K, or 6.2-mile course that is considered very “hilly.”
The Holyoke cross country member said he enjoys doing the race with several teammates and alumni of the Knights squad, which has won multiple league titles over the past 10 years.
“I run every day in the cold to get ready for this race,” said Di-az-Moore.
Chris Paley, a South Hadley native who is currently serv-ing the country in the Army
Agawam’s Wysocki is on roster this year
Above, Joseph Cecchi
crosses the line
at 35:24, Aga-
wam’s top fin-isher in
the 2019 Holy-
oke St. Patrick’s
Road Race.
At right, Alex
Temple finishes the 10K
course at 45:46.
Below right,
Ashley Veilleux finishes the 10K race at 46:36.
PHOTOS BY GREGORY A.
SCIBELLI
Sangmyoung Han receives his first-team award.
Agawam High School sophomore Hope Santaniello re-ceives a first-team Lusitano Alumni and Fans Division 1 soccer all-star award for the second straight season. PHO-TOS BY DAVID HENRY / WWW.SWEETDOGPHOTOS.COM
Eyan Corridan represents the Agawam Brownies boys soc-cer team as a first-team awardee.
Emily DeGeorge receives a first-team award.
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National Guard as well as going to school in Norwich, came back for this year’s race.
“I have raced here before and it’s a tradition I started with my aunt,” he said. “We just love to run and we run this race together.”
Paley said he enjoys the energy from being cheered by the crowd of thousands in attendance.
“I am always amazed at the amount of people that come out to watch the race and cheer everyone on,” said Paley.
Scott Dunbar of Wilbraham was back for his fourth race. The Min-nechaug Regional High School senior loves the atmosphere as well, and said he was coming to improve his time.
“I came in about 40 minutes,” said Dunbar. “I’m hoping to get below 40 minutes in this year’s race.
This year’s race was taken by Louis Serafini of Somerville. Serafini captured first place in 29:37. The time was 1:16 better than John Busque, who placed second. Busque, of Manchester, Conn., was last year’s overall winner.
This year’s female winner was Dan-ielle Winslow, of nearby South Hadley. She finished at 35:43. Not far behind
her was Hayley Sutter of Watertown at 36:16.
More than 5,000 people finished this year’s race with more than 6,500 overall participants.
The weather ended up being ide-al for running, through the wind did have some adverse effects on part of the course. But the temperature fin-ished in the 40’s with some wind. Run-ners have found 40’s temperatures to be ideal for running.
Among the top local finishers, Holyoke’s Bryan Dec was the top finisher from the city with a time of
34:57. Joseph Cecchi of Agawam fin-ished at 35:24, tops from his town. Winslow, the female winner, was the top finisher from South Hadley, and Benjamin Lasky, a repeat harrier for the road race, was the top finisher from Ludlow at 36:26.
Prior to the start of this year’s face, there was a slight delay of a few min-utes when a “suspicious package” was found. It’s not known where the pack-age was, but the race start was stopped seconds before the gun was going off. After just a few minutes, the “all clear” was given and the race started.
LAF Scholarship Award, which is sponsored by the Joseph Dias Jr. Founda-tion.
Fournier was selected as the boys Division 3 MVP. He helped the Orioles cap-ture the Western Mass. Di-vision 3 title last fall.
“Evan was a very good candidate to receive this year’s MVP award,” said Belchertown head coach Zach Siano. “He was selected to the All-State team twice and he also made the All-West-ern Mass. team multiple times. I’m very glad that he’ll be playing soccer at UMass. It’ll be a lot of fun watching him play at that level.”
Belchertown senior Connor LaFlamme, who will enter the nursing program at Elms College, was the other boys soccer player to receive the LAF Scholarship Award.
“Winning the scholar-ship award is a great way to end my high school ca-reer,” said LaFlamme, who won’t be playing college soccer. “It was an amazing four years, especially win-ning the Western Mass.
title last year. We really wanted to do it for our school and for our town.”
The other girls soccer player to receive the LAF Scholarship Award is Car-la Jarrett from South Had-ley High School.
The Division 4 girls MVP is Trystin Burger from Granby High School. She’ll play soccer at AIC next fall.
Members of the Divi-sion 1 first team include: Emily DeGeorge (Aga-wam), Hope Santaniello (Agawam), Emma LeB-lanc (Belchertown), Sa-mantha Breton (Chicopee Comprehensive), Hannah Kolodziey (East Long-meadow), Grace Beaupre (Minnechaug), Emily Howard (Minnechaug), and Rhiann Ryan (Min-nechaug).
The members of the Division 1 boys first team are Eyan Corridean (Aga-wam), Sangmyoung Han (Agawam), Mamadi Jiana (Chicopee), Bryan Atim-bo (Chicopee Comp), Jacoby Authier (Holyoke), Anthony Quiterio (Lud-low), Camden Blackburn (Ludlow), Michael Riley (Ludlow), Michael Tuck Jr. (Ludlow), Alex Webb (Minnechaug), and Jeff Marceau (Minnechaug).
Amy Grindle
ALL-STARS ❚ from page 11
RACE ❚ from page 11
The racers are off in the 2019 St. Patrick’s Road Race. PHOTOS BY GREGORY A. SCIBELLI
Louis Serafini of Somerville takes first place overall at 29:37 in the St. Patrick’s Road Race on March 16.
Danielle Winslow, of South Hadley, was the female winner, finish-ing the race at 35:43.
On April 15, Feeding Hills resident Amy Grindle is run-ning to conquer cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team in the 123rd Boston Mara-thon. Grindle is a senior at Western New England Univer-sity in Springfield and majors in chemistry. She is a graduate of Agawam High School.
Along with more than 500
Dana-Farber Marathon Chal-lenge teammates from across the United States and around the world, they will run Mas-sachusetts’ historic marathon route from Hopkinton to Bos-ton to raise $6 million for can-cer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
This year marks the Da-na-Farber Marathon Chal-lenge (DFMC) team’s 30th
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PLANT OPERATORThe Town of Hardwick, MA is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator. This Operator will participate in the op-eration of all plant treatment process-es. Responsibilities include operating pumps, motors, blowers, chemical feed systems, preventative and correc-tive maintenance and performing basic laboratory analysis, sample collection and process control for an extended aeration and SBR facility. The Opera-tor works under the general direction of the Superintendent of Wastewater Pollution Control. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent, a valid MA driver’s license, a valid MA grade 4M Wastewater Operators license or the ability to secure this license with-in 6 months. Ability to follow written and verbal instructions; read opera-tions manuals and good verbal skills. Experience with the operation and maintenance of extended aeration and SBR treatment processes a plus. Po-sition is 40 hours/week with rotational weekend, holiday and on call coverage required.
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be playing our first match of the season in the middle of May.”
The two teams will play their home matches on separate days.
“Many stadiums that have both men’s and women’s soccer teams have played doublehead-ers in the past, but we’ve decided to keep the play-ing dates separate,” Ferr-ara added. “We just think it would be too much soccer for the fans. We’re hoping to make each game a very special event for the community.”
During the past sev-eral years, the Mutiny played the majority of their home matches at East Longmeadow High School. They also played home matches at several other high school soccer fields in Western Mas-sachusetts, including in Agawam.
Back in 1999, the Muti-ny was called the Spring-field Sirens and they were members of the USL W-2
league.After playing in the
USL-W-2 league for a few years, they became members of the WPLS (Women’s Premier Soccer League Elite).
“When we moved to WPLS, we rebranded ourselves as the New En-gland Mutiny,” said Ferr-ara, whose family has also owned the Indian Orchard Pizzeria for the past 56 years. “We played in the WPLS for more than 10 years and this will be our fourth season in the UWS (United Women’s Soccer).”
Ferrara is one of the founders of the UWS and he’s also the commission-er of the league.
There are current-ly 27 teams in the UWS throughout the United States.
“The league is split up into four conferences,” Ferrara said. “The Mutiny is a member of the East-ern Conference, which is made up of eight teams.”
The Mutiny roster will be made up of college players and some older players, similar to the Pi-oneers.
“We don’t have an age limit in our league like the Pioneers do,” Ferrara said. “I envision our oldest player to be around 35 this year. Most of our players will be former collegiate soccer players. A few of our players have played for professional teams and we’ve also had a cou-ple of international play-ers. We do have to follow the NCAA rules.”
Two of the local players on the Mutiny roster are Nissa Pereira, a Ludlow graduate current mem-ber of the UMass women’s soccer team and Caroline Wysocki of Agawam, a member of the UNH wom-en’s soccer team.
“We always looking for the local players from the area to play for our soccer team,” Ferrara said. “We’re always trying to promote them as much as we can. We want our players to be role models to the young-er fans. We’re looking to attract more families to our games. We’ve always been one of the leaders in attendance in our league.”
Ferrara has also been the general manager of
the Mutiny for the past 20 years, but has stepped down.
“My main focus will be on the business side,” Ferr-ara said. “Our new general manager will be more in-volved in developing the roster.”
The new Mutiny gener-al manager is Jill Serafino of Belchertown. She’s also the second female GM in the league.
“Jill has been a soccer coach at AIC and she’s currently an assistant coach at Springfield Col-lege. She also coached at the Division 1 level,” Fer-rara said. “She has also been a part of the Mutiny for many years. She has been involved at every level of soccer, which is extremely important.”
The new Mutiny head coach is Jeb Booth. He’s a women’s assistant soc-cer coach at Framingham State University and is a professor at Salem State.
Booth has been an as-sistant coach for the Muti-ny for the past three years. He was also the interim head coach for the final three matches last year.
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about how it should be compensated.
“What should a town like Agawam, with this position, with this budget, with these responsibili-ties, pay?” he said.
The ordinance will be considered first by the council’s Legislative Sub-committee, before pro-ceeding to votes at two council meetings, possibly as early as April 1.
If passed, the salary hike would not take effect until after this year’s elec-tion. The mayor, all city councilors and all School Committee members are up for re-election in No-vember.
Johnson was not avail-able for comment Tuesday. In a memorandum to his colleagues on the council, Johnson noted that more than 10 years have passed since the mayor’s salary was increased.
“Virtually all the de-partment heads have higher salaries than the mayor, and now many of their deputies have higher salaries than the mayor,” Johnson wrote. “It is time to adjust the mayor’s sal-ary so that Agawam can continue to attract qual-ified individuals to seek the office of mayor.”
City councilors reject-ed a similar proposal in December 2016. Follow-ing a proposal by School Committee member An-thony Bonavita, Johnson had sponsored a bill to increase the mayor’s sal-ary to $95,000. Only An-thony Suffriti and Joseph Mineo, both of whom are still on the council, joined Johnson in supporting the pay hike. The other seven
councilors, four of whom are still on the council, op-posed it.
Richard Cohen, the mayor at the time, had said before the vote that he would veto any increase in his salary, stating that he “did not get into public service for the money.”
Sapelli said this week that he would respect the will of the council and would not use his veto, if it passes. Nor, he added, would he campaign in fa-vor of the proposal.
According to Johnson’s memo, the mayor is not even among the 100 high-est-paid town employees, when overtime pay, police detail pay and School De-partment employees are included.
Though Agawam does fall in line with the sala-ries offered in Holyoke and Chicopee — both of which pay their mayors $85,000 a year — it lags behind ad-joining cities. Westfield’s mayor earns $100,000 a year; West Springfield’s, $125,000; and Spring-field’s, $135,000. Commu-nities run by a board of selectmen pay their ap-pointed chief administra-tor even more: $127,000 for the town manager in East Longmeadow, $128,502 for the town ad-ministrator in South Had-ley, $140,000 for the town manager in Longmeadow.
Johnson’s proposed law would not make any changes in the annual sti-pends paid to other elect-ed officials. City council-ors are paid $10,000 per year. In 2016, in addition to rejecting a mayoral salary hike, the council also turned down Bonavi-ta’s proposal to raise the School Committee stipend from $5,000 to $7,000.
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School Committee meeting, The award is presented to those seniors who maintained a 3.0 (B) cumula-tive grade-point average during their freshman, sophomore, and junior years, as well as the first se-mester of their senior year.
Seniors received a unique award — a large white “A” patch trimmed in orange with a yellow lamp of knowledge in the center — to recognize their academic excellence. The award, which also includes a certificate, is similar to sports letters that honor athletic achievements.
Taylor DeGeorge’s Academic A was like an early birthday present for the senior, who turned 18 the day after the awards presentation.
“It’s exciting to get this award. It was also a prelude to gradua-tion day,” she said.
DeGeorge said she had “mixed feelings” about the award that brought her and many of her classmates together in a common goal of succeeding in high school: “I’m happy to get an award for my academic achievements, but at the same time I’m sad because it means I will be leaving AHS in a few months when my class graduates.”
Academic A’s have been pre-sented to seniors for nearly two decades. This year, nearly 54 per-cent of the 291 students in the Class of 2019 met the academic requirement for the award. Su-perintendent of Schools Steve Lemanski said the number of students receiving the award has grown over the years.
He attributes the increase not only to the hard work of students but also to teachers, administrators and parents who stress the impor-tance of academic excellence.
The award is a reminder of all of the academic hard work and late-night studying that Kalela Al-varez said she and other awardees did to earn their Academic A’s.
“It’s a big accomplishment — and it’s what we all worked for in high school,” she said.
Raevin Crane said she was proud to get her Academic A: “It
feels really good to get this award — it means I succeeded in high school. I got good grades through-out high school, and I’m proud of that accomplishment.”
Her classmate, Caroline Ortiz, called the award “a nice gift” after all her hard work in school.
“It’s a nice pat on the back that also makes my family and parents feel proud of me,” she said.
For Natalie Andrews, the award marks “the end of an era” at AHS.
“All of our hard work has come to fruition,” she said. “We can leave soon. We’ve earned it.”
Lemanski and AHS Principal Thomas Schnepp presented the awards to each student after his or her name was announced. Stu-dents unable to attend the awards ceremony were also recognized by having their names announced during the presentation. After receiving their certificates and letters, seniors went through a re-ceiving line that included School Committee members, school ad-ministrators, and city councilors.
Susan Pettazzoni, who served on the School Committee from 1992 to 2006, came up with the idea of the Academic A’s. She want-ed to honor Agawam seniors who are successful in academics with an award similar to what students earn for their athletic skills.
Agawam High School’s Academic A’s from the Class of 2019
Kalea Alvarez, Natalie Andrews, Mar-iangelie Beaudry, Meghan Beaumier, Jason Beaver, Sydney Biza, Veronica Bobskill, Diana Bortolussi, Kyle Bousquet, Juliet Burbank, Samantha Buteau, Jade Canney, Madison Carra, Nicholas Cha-rest, Isolina Cipriani, Bradley Clarke, Madison Cofer, Lilivette Colon, Eyan Cor-ridan, Yasuo Council, Raevin Crane, Amy Crawford, Anan Daniels, Tommaso DeCa-ro, Taylor DeGeorge, Mia DePalma, Olivia DePergola, Rachel Dialessi, Michael Di-Lullo, Daniel Dobrowolski, Daniel Dona-hue, Joseph Dowd, Patrick Drake, Jared Durocher, Erin Dustin, Rawan Ebrahim, Sarah Ehresman, Alexina Ferrentino, Parker Florian, Leniyah Garcia, Mariah Giberson-Acevedo, Kathryn Glaessner, Kasey Gobeille, Alia Godek, Timothy Gou-dreau, Ashley Grant, Jenna Grasso, Kiana Grover, Meghan Haines, Stephen Hall, Sangmyoung Han, Kayla Herlihy, Aman-da Hitchcock, Madisyn Homer, Rachel Houle, Alexandra Humphries, Grayson Illouz, Peter Jang, Jolene Jendrysik, Kay-la Jennison, Ernesto Jimenez, Miranda Kamukala, Irina Kaptyug, Tyler Kelley, Amanda Kiley, Amarii King, Matthew King, Ciara Kirkpatrick, Geoffrey Klafeta, Oleksandra Kobylianska, Ariana Korcz, Ivan Korotich, Adam Krafcik, Diana Kul-mizev, Caroline LaBonte, Jeremy LaFleur, Trysten Lajoie, Crystal Lam, Samantha Landry, Joseph Langlois, Jakob Lanski,
Madelyn Lapierre, Timofei Lapsov, Dan-te Lee, Connor Lemke, Allison Leonard, Matthew Liimatainen, Justin Lingenberg, Isabella Liquori, Joseph Mach, Scott Malecki, Marissa Mansfield, Kaily Mayo, Andrew McCoy, Haily Mereschuk, Benja-min Mielnikowski, Morgan Miller, Allysha Miolla, Vanni Morello, Camryn Nicora, Daniel O’Connell, Madison O’Connell, Faith Olbrych, Emily Oliver, Caroline Ortiz, Honesty Osbourne, Mario Passerini, Cas-sidy Patterson, Gwendolyn Payne, Sophia Pearson, Joseph Pellegrino, Brie’Anna Pirro, Raisa Polyova, Jasmine Pszczola, Natalie Pullen, Emily Randall, Mariana Reid, Noah Rivera, Katelyn Roberts, Erica
Rogers, Claudia Romeo, Felicity Rovatti, Jordan Rowe, Isaac Saenz, Justin Sal-va, Dustin Sanders, Brianna Santucci, Robert Schlosser, Evan Shannon, Chris-tina Shepardson, Kayla Shields, Samuel Silchuk, Brandon Smith, Casey Smith, Sara Sonsini, Hayley Sotolotto, Shelby Stathis, Michael Stepanik, Sophia Strain, Andrew Sullivan, Stephen Surprenant, Justin Swistak, Avery Szulc, Matthew Talevi, Alexandria Taylor, Lena Tedeschi, Alyse Theroux, Amanda Thomas, Joseph Thornton, Noah Trude, Ashley Ugolini, Yana Vorobey, John Wheat, Caleb Wil-liams, Veniamin Yovenko, Dominic Zam-piceni and Gloria Zgherea.
ACADEMIC ❚ from page 1
Seniors who received Academic A’s pose for a group photo on the stage at the Agawam Junior High School following the presentation of their awards at the Feb. 26 School Committee meeting.
For these three friends — from left, Raevin Crane, Amarii King and Caroline Ortiz — their Academic A’s were recognition that they had succeeded in high school.
Miranda Kamukla, left, and Madelyn Lapierre were happy to pose for a photo with their Academic A’s.
From left, Natalie Andrews, Kalea Alvarez, Juliet Burbank, Veronica Bobskill, Madison Carra, and Marariangelie Beaudry proudly display Academic A’s they received for achieving academic excellence through the first 3½ years of high school.
After being awarded with an Academic A, Juliet Bur-bank is congratulated by City Councilor Paul Cavallo, a former AHS principal, as she made her way down a re-ceiving line that included councilors and School Com-mittee members. PHOTOS BY MIKE LYDICK
These AHS seniors gleefully posed for photos holding class-mate Grayson Illouz after they received their orange and white Academic A’s. In the front row are Dan O’Connell, left, and Jor-dan Rowe; in back, from left, are Emily Oliver, Megan Haines, Alia Godek, Taylor DeGeorge and Izzy Liquori.
Holding up their Academic A’s are, from left, Jolene Jendrysik, Samantha Landry, Alexandra Humphries, Amanda Hitchcock and Sarah Ehresman.
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