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Father, son led Agawam Brownies to victories 30 years apart
AGAWAM — As the Brownies prepare to celebrate 100 years of Agawam High School’s rich football history, they can learn about two eras by listening to one family. Charles Benoit, a 1932 graduate, and his son, Richard “Dick” Benoit, a 1963 graduate, were both among the program’s standout players. The older Benoit, an Agawam native, was on the 1931 team Harmon Smith led to an undefeated, untied and unscored-upon season. As the team’s fullback, Benoit was a critical part of helping his team achieve this rare feat that led to its induction into the Agawam Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.
State House Compilation In The Works
The State House may be closed — but it’s music lives on, in recordings made of a wealth of live performances that happened during the much-loved former venue’s five-year run. Former co-owner Carlos Wells has a plan to release some of those recordings via a digital compilation...
Parts of Franklin Street in Westfield closed due to slick oil road conditions
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The westbound lane on Franklin Street in Westfield is currently closed due to slick oil conditions on the road. The closure will be from Elm Street up to Tekoa Country Club. If you’re coming from Orange Street you will not be able to access Franklin Street....
Colliers Arranges $41.4 Million in Construction Financing for 57 Main in Metro Boston
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — Colliers has arranged $41.4 million in construction financing for 57 Main, a 92-unit project in the western Boston suburb of Marlborough. 57 Main will feature an 8,600-square-foot amenity and mezzanine space. Amenities will include a fitness center, pool, sundeck with lounge seating and an 84-space parking garage for tenants. The property will also feature 3,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
YMCA thanks volunteers who helped open Camp Weber
WEST SPRINGFIELD — This year, 124 volunteers spent hundreds of hours between May and June preparing the YMCA of Greater Springfield’s campgrounds at Camp Weber in West Springfield and Stony Brook Acres in Wilbraham. That made a difference for the 300 kids who were registered for Camp Weber...
More mosquitoes test positive for WNV, EEE in Connecticut: Researchers
More than 250 mosquitoes captured in Connecticut for testing this summer came back positive for either West Nile virus or Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE) as of Tuesday, according to state researchers. There have been 230 mosquitoes tested and found to be positive for WNV, with many of them detected...
Students head back to school in Enfield
ENFELD, Conn. (WFSB) - Enfield returned to school on Thursday. There was excitement in the air after budget cuts created a challenge for school officials. The Board of Education had a deficit of $9 million heading into the school year. Principal Andrew Duperre says they lost about six teachers at...
Woman charged with DUI after 2 hurt in South Windsor crash
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — A 25-year-old woman is accused of injuring two people after running a red light while under the influence Monday, according to South Windsor police. Police said officers responded to the intersection of Ellington Road and Chapel Road for a crash around 9:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26. It was determined […]
Road closed, power outages as 4 historic CT homes are moved together to make way for parking garage
People traveling through Hartford will see something unusual on Thursday as four historic houses will be relocated from Lincoln Street in the city’s Frog Hollow neighborhood to three other locations in the city. The process is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. and wrap up around 5 p.m. Two will be moved to Putnam Street, and one apiece will go on Lawrence Street and Hungerford Street. The move will ...
Audit finds DEEP paid employee facing criminal charges $109K more than allowed
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection employee on administrative leave for pending criminal charges was paid $114,983 — $109,239 more than allowed, according to an audit released Wednesday. The Connecticut Auditors of Public Accounts states that the employee should not have received the funds over the course of 19 […]
Hartford named most expensive place to live in the US, report says
If you think Hartford is an expensive place to live, you're not alone. A new report from the U.S. News and World Report names Hartford, Connecticut, as the most expensive place to live in the country. The report is based on the median gross rent and annual housing costs for...
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