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AGAWAM – The fate of the Agawam High School graduation could be somewhat decided at a special meeting of the school committee on Thursday night, May 21.

Superintendent of Schools Steve Lemanski confirmed Mon-day afternoon a special meeting has been called and posted so the school committee can discuss and agree on options for the high school graduation ceremony.

The ceremony is currently slat-ed for June 6, but has obviously been postponed due to the coro-navirus outbreak, which has crip-pled education for all students.

Lemanski said there is an ef-fort being discussed to have the ceremony later in June, but said there is a good possibility it will not be held at Symphony Hall due to the likely need for social

distancing at any in-person cere-mony.

Lemanski said Monday discus-sions have started over options for graduation that will be pre-sented to the school committee. In Agawam, changes to the gradu-ation ceremony must be approved by the school committee, he said.

“We called the special meet-ing so we can get an idea of what we’re doing and start to plan,” said Lemanski.

Lemanski said he and Agawam High School Principal Thomas Schnepp wanted to wait to hear what Gov. Charlie Baker had to say about the re-opening of busi-nesses in the state as well as guid-ance on other types of gatherings at a May 18 press conference be-fore starting to plan options to present to the school committee.

Lemanski was not able to say which option or options he will recommend to the school com-mittee, but indicated it is possible

there will be a preferred option with backup options presented.

He also said his preference was to have graduation in late June.

“We have a number of gradu-ates who are heading off into the military and would have to leave for training,” said Lemanski. “So I would like to see them have their graduation. But we are looking at other options, we will have a vir-tual graduation option.”

Lemanski said options of hold-ing a graduation outdoors at Aga-wam High School is at least a con-sideration, but said conceptually, he is not sure how it would look and how social distancing would be maintained.

Already, Chicopee and Chi-copee Comprehensive High Schools have “pre-taped” their graduation ceremony, which will be aired on local television in the city. Neighbor Southwick is cur-rently slating a graduation cere-mony for June 20.

Agawam High School’s graduation ceremony will not happen on the schedule June 6 date. School officials are discussing alternate options. FILE PHOTO

Options weighed for graduation ceremony

Celebrating seniors

Recently Mr. Tom Schnepp, Principal at Agawam High School, surprised the school’s seniors by delivering signs to their front yards. A few students wanted to show him their thanks. Tom Schnepp is shown with students Ashley Regan, Erika Couture and Kaylish Ingham. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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Challenger John Cain was a slight winner in Agawam


WESTFIELD – Following in the footsteps of his predecessor, John Velis has won a special elec-tion to become the new state sen-ator for the Second Hampden and Hampshire District.

A special election postponed from March 31 took place on Tuesday with all the bells and whistles, or more like masks, so-cial distancing, and a lot of hand sanitizer at polling locations.

In Agawam, Velis was not vic-torious as his challenger, political newcomer and Southwick busi-nessman John Cain, carried the town by just 39 votes.

Agawam Town Clerk Vincent Gioscia released preliminary re-sults late Tuesday, showing Cain received 1,347 votes to Velis’ 1,308. But Velis carried the most popu-lous cities in the district, taking Westfield, his hometown, by more than 2,200 votes, and winning in Democratic-leaning Holyoke and Easthampton. He also won a small section of Chicopee and Southampton.

Cain carried the votes in Re-

publican-heavy Southwick, as well as the small towns of Gran-ville, Tolland, Russell, and Mont-gomery to go with his victory in Agawam.

But despite the splits in the overall communities, Velis won by a considerable margin, carrying 64.2 percent of the vote. He gar-nered 10,083 votes to Cain’s 5,619.

Velis succeeds Donald Huma-son. Humason took the seat six years ago when it was occupied by Mike Knapik. Humason was the state representative for West-field at the time, and won a spe-cial election. After serving for six years, Humason resigned to be-come mayor of Westfield.

Velis, a Democrat, was a mem-ber of the U.S. Army reserves and served in the Naval Reserves for eight years. He became a lieu-tenant and was eventually honor-ably discharged.

He ran for Humason’s state representative seat and has been successful in every election he has been a part of. He ran undefeated for his state rep seat for the past two elections.

Velis joins a 40-member state senate that will add a Democrat to its very dominant ranks. There are just three Republicans in the

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AGAWAM – Due to the coro-navirus outbreak, the Agawam Public Schools will have to wait a year to name a new superinten-dent of schools.

Steve Lemanski, who will re-tire at the end of the school year, announced the school committee has named an interim superin-tendent.

Lemanski also confirmed early this week that Sheila Hoffman be-

ing made interim superintendent was part of a series of moves.

Granger School Principal Cheryl Salomao will be elevated to serve as an interim assistant superintendent and a lead teach-er at Granger will be elevated to be principal.

All of the temporary appoint-ments will be in place for July 1, as Lemanski will depart at the close of the school year.

Lemanski said the coronavi-rus outbreak is mainly to blame for the school committee being

unable to complete the process of naming a permanent superinten-dent.

“I announced my retirement in February,” Lemanski said. “So the school committee then had to meet and get the ball rolling on a process.”

He said the timeline was es-tablished later in February and the call had gone out for appli-cations. He said some interest had just started to come in when

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Charlene Pulin and Jane Sauter work the check-in station at the Granger School polling precinct. PHOTOS BY GREGORY A. SCIBELLI

It was special election day in Agawam and voters turned out at a decent clip Tuesday. Granger School had about 400 voters, a decent turnout according to Ward 2 warden Marilyn Alexander, for a special election.

Certain voting booths were blocked off to maintain social distancing between voters.

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The Agawam Advertiser News wants to know how you’re coping with the coronavi-rus closures and how they’ve changed all of our lives — no school, no work, social dis-tancing and staying at home.

We can’t meet our neighbors in the schoolyards, playing fields or workplaces of Agawam, but we can all share a few snap-shots of what life’s like with the kids in the house and the home office working over-time. Take a minute to send in an update on how you’re doing, what fun enrichment activities the kids have been up to, or any-thing else that’s made the past two weeks a special time in your home. Include full names of the writer or photographer, and anyone visible in each photo. We’ll print the best entries in next week’s newspaper, and in subsequent weeks as the state of emer-gency continues. The best way to contact us is at [email protected].

We would also be glad to publish Aga-wam children’s artwork, essays or photos created during the school closure. Include the creator’s full name, age, and school at-tended.

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BOSTON – Representative Nicholas Boldyga (R-Southwick), has announced federal funding for municipal governments through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES” Act).

Agawam- $2,543,991Granville- $143,184Southwick- $863,426This funding is intended to help with

any COVID-19 related costs occurring in Fiscal Year 2020. Federal guidelines for the proper use of these funds include costs for first responders, PPE procurement, school distance learning costs, field hospitals, food assistance and many other COVID-19

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AGAWAM – MassDOT’s contractor will implement the following traffic impacts in West Springfield on Thursday, May 21 and Friday, May 22, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day:

Reduce River Street (between Roanoke Avenue and Memorial Avenue) to a single lane with alternating traffic.

Single westbound lane closure on Me-morial Avenue.

These lane closures are required to complete water main installation and pav-ing. The work hours are subject to change

based on traffic impacts. Drivers should re-duce speeds and expect traffic delays while traveling through the work zone.

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AGAWAM – We hope that this latest up-date on the Agawam Public Library finds everyone healthy and coping with these challenging times. We recently learned that the date for staff to return to the library has been changed to June 1. This is due in large part to the Governor’s phased re-opening plan for the state, which will be released on Monday, May 18.

Staff members are busy planning for the re-opening of the library and preparing to deliver in-person services to the communi-ty as soon as possible. At present, we are planning to begin with curbside delivery of library materials from our collection. We will be releasing more information as soon as it becomes available. We need to prepare the interior of the library for fewer patrons in the building at any one time and other social distancing measures.

Library book drops are currently open and available for you to return books at your convenience. All returns are being quarantined for one week before being

checked in and re-shelved. In the meantime, we hope that you con-

tinue to find enjoyable and information-al electronic offerings from amongst the many streaming services that the library subscribes to. Please see our website at agawamlibrary.org for full details.

Library staff members continue to re-spond to email, so please email us at: [email protected] with any questions or troubleshooting issues. We are able to resolve most issues quickly, and are happy to help if you experience any difficulties us-ing our electronic resources.

We can’t wait to get started and begin this next phase of library services. We miss our patrons and look forward to seeing you all again very soon! Stay tuned to our so-cial media outlets for daily updates and in-formation. Please contact the Agawam Li-brary with any and all questions regarding library services during the shutdown. We can be reached at [email protected]

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SPRINGFIELD – In response to a severe and often overlooked challenge for low-in-come families, The Berkshire Community Diaper Project (BCDP) created a local “di-aper bank” to provide free diapers to those in need. Eversource is proud to provide a grant to help this nonprofit organization as part of its efforts to support customers and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The energy company is donat-ing more than $2 million through the Ever-source Foundation to nonprofit organiza-tions in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. The Eversource Founda-tion is also providing targeted Community Impact Grants, which are smaller contri-butions, to organizations, like BCDP, in all three states.

“We take great pride in helping non-profit organizations, like BCDP, assisting low-income families with children,” said Eversource Community Relations Special-ist Melissa Hancock. “Supporting the Dia-per Bank, and diaper drives, is a great way to help families and children especially as we continue to cope during this pandemic.”

“With unemployment on the rise, the need is increasing, so this grant is very timely,” said Berkshire Community Diaper Project President Dr. Marie Rudden. “We’re working with the COVID Hotline Commit-tee for Berkshire County. We are also pro-

viding diapers to the Berkshire YMCA in Pittsfield, as they provide daycare to chil-dren of essential workers, the Family Re-source Center in North Adams, the Salva-tion Army, CHP/Berkshire Pediatrics, and the Pittsfield YMCA, all of which are giving diapers to families who are struggling at home with diaper need.”

It’s estimated infants use more than 200 diapers per month. No state or federal child safety-net program allocates dollars specif-ically for the purchase of diapers.

“People can often cover the basics of food and shelter, but a young parent has to come up with cash to buy diapers,” said Dr. Rudden. “According to a Yale School of Medicine study, diaper need, even more than food insufficiency, is a daily stressor contributing to mental health struggles for mothers, especially in these stressful times. Not having a sufficient supply of diapers can also lead to health issues for infants and toddlers.”

The BCDP partners with local business-es and civic groups to hold Diaper Drives raising money and/or collecting diapers. They purchase and deliver donated dia-pers to more than a dozen food pantries and human service agencies working with low-income families throughout Berkshire County.

Eversource donates more than $2 million to diaper project

SPRINGFIELD – The Valley Press Club’s Board of Directors decided March 17 to postpone the May 8 Valley Press Club Roast to the fall due to the effects of the new coro-navirus.

The Roast, which features humorous sketches about public officials as a fund-raiser for the club’s scholarships to journal-ism students, is usually held in the spring at the John Boyle O’Reilly Club in Springfield.

Tony Cignoli, noted national political consultant, was to be the emcee. Numerous local politicians, including area mayors,

city councilors and state legislators were expected to attend.

The Roast is similar to the White House Correspondent’s dinner in Washington, D.C. that uses humor to bring both the media and newsmakers together. Peter Goonan, reporter of the Republican is the chairman of the event. The Valley Press Club, founded in 1960, consists of active and retired journalists and marketing/pub-lic relations professionals.

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SPRINGFIELD – The current coronavi-rus pandemic has brought fear and uncer-tainty into the lives of many Americans.

As pregnant women prepare to give birth across the country and at Baystate Health, many are concerned they will be giving birth alone with no loved one by their side, while others are equally con-cerned about being separated from their newborns if they test positive upon admis-sion to the hospital.

“While any patient being admitted to a Baystate hospital is being tested for COVID-19, we are seeing some mothers-to-be when they come in to deliver their babies declining to be tested,” said Dr. Heather Sankey, chair, Department of Ob-stetrics and Gynecology at Baystate Medi-cal Center.

Baystate is testing all patients admitted to the hospital to get a more accurate count of those patients who are asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic carriers of the virus in the community.

The information will help caregivers to determine the safest approach for their care during their hospital stay and when they leave the hospital.

“We are following guidelines estab-lished by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the best way to care for the baby when mom tests positive. The determination of whether or not to separate a mother with known or suspect-ed COVID-19 and her infant is a shared de-cision between the mother and the clinical team,” she added.

“We have found that a small number of women without symptoms test positive. The results allows us to take steps to min-imize the spread of the virus to others, in-

cluding the baby,” said Dr. Sankey.According to the CDC, considerations

in the shared decision making include:• The clinical condition of the mother

and the infant.• Testing results of mother (confirmed

vs. suspected) and infant (a positive infant test would negate the need to separate.)

• Desire to breastfeed.• The ability to maintain separation

upon discharge.“Testing also allows for early diagnosis

to prevent spread to the newborn, and to family and friends upon returning home. Knowing a mom has tested positive also gives us the opportunity to teach her how to care for baby with minimum risk at home,” said Dr. Sankey.

Consider the following guidance when

returning home to reduce the risk of trans-mission of COVID-19 to your baby:

• Have someone in the home without COVID-19 or symptoms care for your baby.

• Mothers should minimize contact with baby as much as possible.

• When not providing care, keep baby at a distance of 6 feet or in a separate room.

• All caregivers should wash hands be-fore any contact with baby.

• All caregivers should wear a face mask during contact with baby.

Another common question from moth-ers who have COVID-19 is, “Is my baby at risk for getting COVID-19?”

Dr. Sankey noted that it is generally believed that transmission does not oc-cur in utero. However, transmission after birth can occur due to contact with infec-

tious respiratory secretions from a cough or sneeze and is a concern because it has been associated with severe complications in some newborns.

Dr. Sankey noted mothers who test posi-tive are also concerned about breastfeeding.

Breast milk provides protection against many illnesses and is the best source of nutrition for most infants. In limited stud-ies, COVID-19 has not been detected in breast milk; however it is not known for sure whether mothers with COVID-19 can spread the virus via breast milk, or wheth-er there are protective antibodies in the milk. Even if the virus cannot be transmit-ted via breast milk, it may still be transmit-ted to the baby during close exposure, like breastfeeding, due to mothers coughing or sneezing.

“Mothers with known or suspected COVID-19 who choose to breastfeed must put on a face mask and practice hand hy-giene before each feeding. If, for some rea-son, there is a temporary separation, we encourage moms to express their breast milk which will be fed to her baby by one of her caregivers,” said Dr. Sankey.

As for mothers worried about giving birth alone, Dr. Sankey noted one partner is allowed to attend the birth and can re-main with the new mom until discharge, unless she or her support person develop respiratory symptoms or a fever. The part-ner will be screened twice a day for signs of infection.

“We want what is best for baby and mom. Our goal is to keep baby safe in the hospital and at home upon discharge, even if mom tests positive for COVID-19,” said Dr. Sankey.

For more information on Obstetrics and Gynecology practices at Baystate, visit bay-statehealth.org/bmc.

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The Agawam Police Department responded to 443 calls for ser-vice from May 11 to May 17 and recorded the following arrests. No arrests in the public log have been omitted. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

Saturday, May 16Gamaliel Nazario, 39, of 146 Broadway St., Chicopee, was ar-rested at 7:45 p.m. and charged with attaching plates to a motor vehicle, driving with a revoked license, driving an unregistered motor vehicle, driving an in-sured motor vehicle, as a default warrant for failure to appear in court.

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REGION – Due to the changing climate of the current world-wide pandemic, the Women to Watch USA Western Massa-chusetts Chapter has made changes to its spring events.

The public may vote for the nominees starting on May 1 through May 31. There are 23 categories available where people can nominate their favorite businesswom-an who has made a difference not only in their business but also in their community.

Winners will be announced in June and the actual awards dinner event will be held

on October 22 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke.The Continuing Education Women’s

Scholarship applications are out at all the local colleges, universities and specialty schools. Any woman who has gone back to school and is over the age of 21 and is currently enrolled in an area educational facility is eligible.

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state senate, though Humason had a good working relationship with Democrats in the state house.

Velis’ move to the senate will once again open up the state representative seat for the city of Westfield. Agawam is represent-ed by Nick Boldyga. Both Boldyga and Velis will be up for re-election in November.

Agawam had 2,660 voters turn out, about 12.31 percent of the voting popu-lation in town. There was a projection of about seven or eight percent. All voting precincts had a smooth day Tuesday as poll personnel were able to keep voters moving, maintain social distancing, and keep mate-rials sanitized throughout the day.

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Dear Editor,

Americas political system is in shambles leaving this longtime voter in serious doubt regarding the future of our democracy. Our current political system is con-flicted. The Democratic Party, once the champion of the mid-dle class, has fallen hostage to progressive special interests and liberal causes and the Republi-can Party is beholden to the su-

per rich elitists and hedge fund managers. Diversity seems to have become our highest value. I no longer subscribe to the plat-form of either party preferring instead to place my faith in the candidate who has no obligation to any political party. My faith in the democratic process is jaded and I hesitate to participate in the electoral process. At nearly eighty years old, I’m throwing in the towel. From this point for-

ward I’ll look favorably on can-didates who have no experience, no ties and no obligations, can-didates unencumbered with bad habits to unlearn. Perhaps we have learned over the past three years that people who run for public office absent any previous political experience may, in the long run, be the right choice. I’m willing to take the chance.

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A classic home improvement

Home im-provements appear to

be at an all-time high during this COVID-19 isola-tion and incuba-tion time. Recent stormy weath-er with tornado warnings and wild winds reaped hav-oc. Essential stores have remained opened supplying need-ed items for home repairs and improve-ments. Sanitized shopping carts and one-way aisle arrows tell customers how and where to go.

Creative solutions revitalize the mind. Alongside repairs, weeks of home con-finement are having some surprising re-storative enterprises. By all appearances families and friends are tearing off orig-inal wallpaper that’s “been on the walls since the house was built!” Discoveries are being made. Holes in walls hidden be-hind mirrors are being found and getting plastered. All ages, even the young, with magic markers in hand, are decorating rooms with new drawings and themes.

Lately, while noticing all the home improvements that are making a definite impact on each household, it reminded me of a time when a refurbishing project definitely had a downward spiral.

Enter the Hub who performed an ab-solutely, unmistakable spring fling.

It happened, when once upon a springtime, a toddler outgrew his crib and it was time to celebrate his growth and graduation to a “big boy’s bed.” A sec-ond-hand youth bed and triple dresser set was bought, and the family of four voted to paint it. They also decided to wallpaper his room’s plain walls with a barn-board design and to decorate it with a new west-ern theme.

Wallpapering done. Western décor was a work in progress.

Next, prep to paint the youth bedroom set a “Royal Colonial Blue” in the base-ment. Drop cloths. Gloves. Paint brushes. Paint thinner. Oil-based paint.

Being shorter than Mr. Hub’s well-over-six-foot frame, The Mom swabbed the lowest spots. Soon only the side pan-els and the dresser top were left. Then painting the top was last.

Meanwhile the “Royal Colonial Blue” paint held its noble status while oversee-ing us.

“OPPS!” he gasped.“THIS ISN’T REAL.”“STAY THERE!”… “ I’ll grab a cloth.”Within blinks, The Mom’s shoul-

der length hair was officially dubbed a streaming royal blue.

Consequently, The Hubs career as a laboratory paint chemist could have end-ed. But, being familiar with the redeem-able qualities of solvents, he was sure of a solution. Or was he?

After removing as much of the sloshed paint as possible with a towel, other rem-edies, even the acclaimed “hair-spray” was tried. But, all efforts failed.

Apologetically he took The Mom’s hand and gently guided her upstairs.

Towel turbaned, she called the neigh-borhood hairdresser.

“It’s a very bad hair day. ‘Got time for a haircut?”

“Sure. What’s up? Big date with The Hub?”

“No. But, you may find this hard to believe…(Giggles) Royal blue paint…” (Squeals.)

“Come right over!” (Chuckles)Entering the salon, her hairdresser

and several clients had heard about the new-blue hairdo. Everyone, including The Mom, burst into outrageous, side-holding laughter.

Although leaving the salon that after-noon with a much shorter hair style, The Mom still has fond memories, including chuckles, whenever she recalls a classic home improvement.

Joan E. B. Coombs

Lots of people shy away from grow-ing broccoli in the garden, but it re-ally is quite easy to produce stalks

that rival those you’d buy at the grocery store. I got to the task of getting my transplants in the ground this weekend. Hopefully by early July I will be freezing lots of this yummy vegetable. Read on to learn the ropes of broccoli culture.

Planning for the broccoli harvest be-gan back in the winter when I ordered my seeds. I prefer to grow three or more varieties, each with a different maturity date, that way I don’t have a bumper crop all at once. With big heads staggered over the course of a few weeks, freezing won’t become overwhelming. I also like to extend the harvest, so I am sure to include varieties that produce good side shoots.

I sowed my seeds off heat in early April, and transplanted the seedlings into recycled six-packs by months’ end. Over the last three weeks I have nursed them along inside on sunny window sills and outdoors when weather permitted. They are at the four-inch leaf ” stage right now, the perfect size to transplant into the garden. If you are purchasing your plants from the garden center, try to select seedlings that size. Sometimes when they are big-ger, and root bound, they become stunted and nev-er develop decent heads. If you chose them from inside a greenhouse, spend a few days hardening them off prior to planting by gradually exposing them to outdoors. If possible, choose a cloudy, drizzly day for installing in the garden. Amend the soil with a shovel full of aged compost or manure for each plant along with a sprinkling of lime and granular organic fertilizer. I like planting broccoli a foot apart in staggered “wide rows;” it saves space in the garden because fewer foot paths are needed.

Since cutworms find broccoli seedlings espe-cially appealing, circle the plant’s stem at planting time with a barrier of thick paper or cardboard sunk into the soil an inch or two. The waxy con-tainers that soy milk or orange juice come in work great, and are easily cut to the right size with a pair of scissors. Don’t put this job off; sometimes cut-worms can find transplants the very first night!

As the season progresses be on the lookout for the green cabbage worm; you will see the white moths first. A friend of mine had great luck cap-turing them with a butterfly net! I usually just re-

move the few worms I find and as long as I am diligent this pest doesn’t pose a huge problem.

In what seems like no time at all, heads will start to form. When they are the size of a quarter scratch in some more granular fertilizer at the base of the plant. Make sure moisture is suffi-cient. Harvest when the main head is still tightly packed but before it bursts into flower. Some heads may grow eight inches or more, but others don’t have

the same potential. Freeze in small portions after blanching with steam or boiling water for three minutes, chilling in an ice bath and air drying.

The cross-striped cabbageworm poses a worse problem in my garden than any other caterpillar, and usually appears mid-harvest. It is three-quar-ter of an inch in length and has black and yellow stripes that run along each side of its body. Foliage can be riddled with holes and buds can be eaten as well. When mature, the larvae drop from the plant to the soil and pupate in a tight cocoon enmeshed in sand. The adult moth is yellowish brown, with a wingspan of about an inch. Its forewings are marked with brown zigzags while its paler hind wings have five or six spots on them. Eggs are laid in masses on the foliage; when the weather is warm they hatch in less than a week. The cross-striped cabbageworm as well as other caterpillars that attack broccoli and its relatives can be effectively controlled using one of the Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) products. B.t. is a microbial insecticide that produces protein crystals toxic to some insects but is safe for all mammals, birds and fish. The direc-tions on the package can help time your applica-tion for when it will be most effective. This year I planted all of my cruciferous vegetables under a floating row cover, light spun polyester draped over wire hoops. We’ll see how it works. In years past I’ve used this fabric for pest control early on, but never tried it for the whole season.

Roberta McQuaid graduated from the Stock-bridge School of Agriculture at the University of Mas-sachusetts. For the last 28 years, she has held the position of staff horticulturalist at Old Sturbridge Vil-lage. She enjoys growing food as well as flowers. Have a question for her? Email it to [email protected] with “Gardening Question” in the subject line.

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AGAWAM – The Agawam High School Class of 2020 will have an unconventional end to their high school career due to the current pandemic. However, the town and school staff are trying had to honor the se-niors as usual.

A local family decided to merge an arts and crafts project with honoring the se-niors, by painting the names of each senior on their individual rock.

“My youngest is going to enter kinder-garten next year, and I thought it’d be fun to have the beginning of a generation cele-brate the ending of one.” Deb Paquette said. “We just wanted to support and honor the seniors in any way we could, and it was a fun family project.” Paquette and her three young daughters spent two weeks painting

rocks for the 276 seniors in the class of 2020. The project included the help of Emi-

ly Paquette, who is in sixth grade at Doer-ing Elementary, Kaelynn Paquette who’s is third grade at Granger Elementary, and Ana Paquette who is in Pre-K through the Granger ECC. The girls, who are ages 11, 9, and 5, helped to paint all the rocks orange while their mother painted the names of each senior. “In all of this I want my girls to know that we are one community and we will get through this together.” Deb Paquette said. “I try to raise them to always think of others and just be kind no matter how old or young they are, they can make a difference.”

Paquette explains that the idea for these Senior Rocks started out as a simple and fun way to emotionally cope with the effects of the pandemic. She understands that many kids are going through a lot of changes and stress due to the changes influenced by

the pandemic, especially the Seniors who aren’t receiving typical celebrations and traditions. In addition, Paquette is a part of a Facebook group called AgawamRocks, where she and a group of others paint rocks and place them around town for others to find. This is a great activity for all those in-volved and encourages a positive outlook during these times.

“I decided what better way to honor the seniors and respect social distancing than to create painted rocks for them,” Paquette said. “There are more than 270 graduating seniors in the class of 2020. I reached out to Shelley [Reed] to get her thoughts and she helped me get a list of names. Once they were completed she helped coordi-nate with Mr. Schnepp to lay them all out.” Principle Tom Schnepp was present on Tuesday May 19 to help lay out the painted rocks in front of the Agawam High Schools

electronic sign. Schnepp and the Paquette family diligently laid out all the rocks for the seniors and were able to appreciate their work, having bright orange specs dot-ting the ground under the sign.

Though the Paquette family does not have a senior in their ranks, the girls are participating in remote learning all the same. Paquette works full-time and helps her daughters with their schoolwork, and although it has been a struggle there have been plenty of learning opportunities. As well as more opportunities to try new things, experiment at home, and create fun crafts. The Paquette family was full of smiles while they laid their artwork out and admired their finished project. Any and all seniors are encouraged to visit the high school sign and spot their painted rock, and to know that they are being honored despite the hard times.

Agawam High School Class of 2020 ‘rocks’

Emily Paquette and her mother Deb Paquette, lay out painted rocks with AHS Se-niors names on them. PHOTOS BY SHELBY MACRI

Kaelynn Paquette, Deb Paquette, Emily Paquette, Ana Paquette and Principal Tom Shnepp help to lay out painted rocks to honor the AHS class of 2020.

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fees are charged by the payment processing com-panies, not by the town of Agawam.

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The mayor had already agreed to waive penalties and interest on late pay-ments until June 30, a pol-icy that will remain in ef-fect. At the time, he noted that the town government has its own employees and monthly expenses to pay, and encouraged those who can afford to pay their tax bills on time to do so.

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HOLYOKE – As the residents and staff of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home continue to recover from the nation’s deadliest coro-navirus outbreak at a long-term care facility, Congress-man Richard E. Neal and Congressman Joe Kennedy III delivered 4,000 KN-95 masks to the home today. Donated by Dr. Michael Kauffman and Karyopharm, an oncology drug company based in Newton, the masks will be used to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the Home’s residents.

“I am very appreciative of Dr. Michael Kauffman and his team at Karyopharm for this generous donation to the Holyoke Soldiers Home,” said Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means. “The Soldiers Home is special to me and all members of this

community. The residents there have served their country with honor and distinction, and their health and safety, along with that of the staff, has always been top priority.”

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“That interrupted the process,” said Lemanski. “It also made it difficult for the school committee to interview any candidates because the technology for meeting online was so new.”

As a result, the school committee, which has been meeting remotely like the city council since April, went with the decision to have Hoffman serve as in-terim superintendent for the 2020-2021 school year.

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Lemanski was the suc-cessor of William Sapel-li, who retired four years ago and then ran for and became mayor. Lemanski was principal of Agawam High School prior to that and was offered a superin-tendent position in Granby once before.

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REGION – For many of the small busi-nesses that are struggling to outlast the pandemic, survival is the sole priority. Other larger corporations have the luxury to contribute to the survival of their com-munities as a whole and Stop and Shop is among them.

Stop and Shop, a supermarket chain with hundreds of stores scattered across Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island, is making a concerted effort to give back. External Communications/Community Relations Manager Maura O’Brien shed light on the brand’s ongoing charitable endeavors.

“Stop and Shop donated $1 million to be divided among its 13 regional food bank partners. The money supported food banks in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecti-cut, New York and New Jersey in their ef-forts to fight food insecurity amid the cur-rent pandemic,” said O’Brien.

On a daily basis, the grocer chain is also donating 5,000 free fresh meals to health-care first responders at hospitals in Mas-sachusetts, New York and New Jersey. In Connecticut, Stop and Shop donated more than 30 pallets of essential goods such as toilet paper, peanut butter and reusable bags to Hartford Hospital.

“We have also donated more than $50,000 of food to both the Connecticut Food Bank and Feeding Westchester, two

of the counties in Stop and Shop’s oper-ating area that have been hardest hit by COVID-19,” said O’Brien. “Assisting those who are food insecure, along with front line workers, throughout this crisis is integral to our communities during this time.”

In response to the pandemic, Stop and Shop launched the “Please” campaign, urg-ing customers to take simple but necessary steps to increase the safety of employees and fellow customers. Among other rec-ommendations, the campaign encourages customers to shop solo and wear masks.

A number of changes have been made inside each of the chain stores to protect

against the spread of COVID-19. Clear plas-tic guards have been installed at registers and pharmacies, and signage and floor decals are present in stores to remind cus-tomers to stand six feet apart.

The signs can be found at every regis-ter, on the front doors and all throughout the interior of each store. After noting that online pickup orders are rising in demand, O’Brien discussed another significant de-velopment.

“Aisles are now one-way traffic only and occupancy limits have been instituted in our stores as well,” she said. “Whenever possible, we are opening only every other

register lane to create further distancing between customers at check out instead of opening lanes right next to each other.”

Stop and Shop has not only increased its own cleaning and sanitation efforts, the chain has hired third party cleaning ser-vices to tend to the stores. Management is doing all it can to decrease risk; workers are required to don masks and are taking an abundance of “extraordinary steps” to maintain safe shopping conditions.

“We have a dedicated person at every one of our stores cleaning from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - in addition to what our associates are doing. To help prevent the spread of germs, our associates are conducting handwash-ing, as well as using hand sanitizer,” said O’Brien.

In each town in which a Stop and Shop location operates, management has com-municated with local fire marshals to de-termine the appropriate capacity for each store. Store management is tasked with en-forcing the limits each day.

“We recognize that our associates continue to put forth hard work and ef-fort to serve our communities during the COVID-19 emergency. We recently an-nounced that our associates deserve recog-nition as temporary first responders,” said O’Brien. “With this, we announced that our associates would receive an additional 10 percent increase above their base salary through May 30 when we are hopeful that, along with the rest of the country, we will be moving towards a return to normalcy.”

Stop and Shop making donations, giving back to communities

Stop & Shop, a prominent supermarket chain that is spread across the region, is making a concerted effort to give back to the communities it serves. PHOTO BY DALTON DZBIERSKI

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AGAWAM – The Agawam High School boys lacrosse team has struggled over the past few years, and has had difficulty making tournament.

Coach Joe Heney said he was looking forward to the 2020 sea-son and possibility of competing for a league championship.

“A group of motivated seniors and talented underclassmen were going to help Agawam lax try to achieve a league championship goal,” said Heney. “We were ex-cited to return a defensive core of Nick Buonagurio and Ray Ran-dall, who know our system well.”

Joining Buonagurio as seniors on the team were Antonio Russo, who would have been the offen-sive anchor, Rob D’Angelo, Con-nor Montagna, Bob Taylor, and Ian Poulin.

Russo suffered an injury during his junior year and was working hard to recovering for his senior season.

“We were looking to Antonio to lead our offense with his shoot-ing ability and his high lacrosse IQ,” said Heney. “Antonio took the initiative in organizing offseason indoor leagues, setting up gear or-ders, and generating excitement for the season to come. He earned

Defense would have been strength for boys lax

Rob D’Angelo sends a pass across the field during action last year. FILE PHOTOS

Left: Connor Montagna holds the ball away from the Minnechaug defense. Right: Goalie Nick Buonagurio sends a pass out to the defensive line.

Antonio Russo tries to keep the ball away as he’s checked.LACROSSE ❙ page 11

WOMENS BASKETBALL GOLF

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the matchups for the Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge on Saturday, November 28th and Sunday, No-vember 29th at Mohegan Sun Are-na in Uncasville, Conn.

Local favorite and 11-time Na-tional Champions UConn (which joins the Big East Conference on July 1) will take on Quinnipiac (Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer-ence) in the opening round, and Maine (America East Conference) will faceoff with Mississippi State (Southeastern Conference). The championship and consolation game will follow on Sunday.

“The Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to celebrate the women’s game with our Women’s Chal-lenge at Mohegan Sun, a longtime partner of the Hall and a beautiful property for fans to enjoy,” said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. “UConn

fans have created an outstand-ing environment for the many matchups played here over the years and we are excited to host our three additional participating schools in a first-class event.”

The Women’s Challenge is one event in the Hall of Fame’s series of collegiate events, which con-tinues to grow in an effort to cele-brate the game outside the muse-um walls. Tickets will be available for purchase via the Mohegan Sun box Office and Ticketmas-ter in September 2020. Specially discounted two-day ticket pack-ages will start at $25 and offer a savings of 30 percent or more (off the single day rates). Game times and television details will be released at a later date. As the health and safety of the athletes, fans and staff is of the utmost importance, the Basketball Hall of Fame will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely in the coming months and provide updates as needed.

Hall to present ‘Women’s Challenge’ games REGION – Golf is a healthy

outdoor activity that is viable and relatively low risk. It is also an out-let for people to exercise and seek some physical and mental respite from the state’s stay-at-home ad-visory, all while supporting eco-nomic activity and employment in the local golf industry. With vast areas of open space with fresh-cut grass, trees, streams and ponds, a golf course provides the unique ability for social distanc-ing in a stress-free environment.

That said, there are guidelines that will be in place to protect the safety of our golf community, in-cluding players, golf course staff, and club and course officials. These changes cover everything from booking a tee time to de-parting the golf course, and all things between. The ultimate goal is to keep everyone safe while they’re playing and to prevent the spread of COIVD-19.

As golf season resumes, it is the responsibility of members and employees at all Massachu-setts golf courses and facilities to strictly adhere to these guidelines that the state’s Re-Opening Advi-sory Board has issued to ensure that golf remains an appropriate recreational activity. Additional measures may be put into place as we adapt to the “new normal” for the foreseeable future.

“We’re excited that this first step has been made to re-open

golf,” said Jesse Menachem, Mass Golf ’s Executive Director/CEO. “Our work isn’t done yet. We will continue to work with the Gov-ernor’s Administration to further clarify the orders and keep our members informed as the situa-tion continues to evolve. We will base our decisions surrounding Mass Golf events on the safety and well-being of all of us.”

As a reminder, we are in score posting season and the USGA has addressed questions regarding Rules and Handicapping during the COVID-19 era. Please click here for more information.

We understand that this year has been and will continue to be different than others. We’ll miss the celebratory high-fives and socializing in the clubhouse af-ter your round concludes, but we will get back to that eventually. For now, let’s enjoy the game with honor and begin to show once again that Massachusetts has the most enthusiastic golf communi-ty in the country.

In order to ensure that upon reopening that all courses will op-erate in a safe and effective man-ner, we have provided the follow-ing guidance:

Updated guidelines for golf course:

Security personnel can be de-lineated by each club (ex. A pro and the head starter) and will be present to enforce social dis-

tancing. There can be no other employees working at the recre-ational component of the golf op-eration.

All staff must wear face cover-ings while on property.

Course facilities including but not limited to the clubhouse, golf shop, restaurant, bag room and locker room must remain closed.

No caddies allowed.No golf carts allowed, except

as outlined below: The use of a motorized cart

may be permitted for any individ-ual with a disability who is seek-ing a reasonable accommodation to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A golfer who wants to use a cart should provide documen-tation or otherwise certify in writ-ing to the golf course that he or she has a disability that requires the use of the cart.

Any carts used must be cleaned and sanitized after each use. The course operator may not use non-essential employees to handle the renting and/or clean-ing of the carts. Only security and groundskeeping personnel are permitted on the premises.

Push carts may be used. Play-ers must either carry their own bag or use a push cart.

All golfers must maintain proper social distancing of at

Guidelines updated for safe golfing

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captains honors for this season.”Buonagario was the team’s goalie last

season. He was set for a big year.“His uncanny ability to make big saves

while opponents shot from close range never ceased to amaze our team,” said Heney. “This landed Nick with one of the best save percentages in our league to end his junior campaign.”

D’Angelo was a midfielder with the team.

“You could always count on Rob to fire the guys up whether it was a Saturday morning practice or just before a big game,” said Heney.

Montagna picked up lacrosse in his ju-nior year.

“In just one year of learning the game, he improved greatly,” said Montagna. “He ended up scoring the double OT winner against West Springfield, a rival, during the 2019 season.”

Taylor was on defense and always put the team first, said Heney.

“Bob would make himself available to

play both varsity and JV,” said Heney. “He would do this when numbers were tight.”

Poulin was sidelined all of last year.“This can be frustrating for someone

that just wants to play. Despite his injury, he remained with the team,” said Heney. “We were excited to have him back out there this season.”

Heney said faceoffs would have been a challenging part of the game after losing seniors who participated in most of the fa-ceoffs last year.

“But our offense was going to be young and athletic,” said Heney. “There is no

telling what type of potential they could reach.”

Heney was disappointed when the de-cision was made to cancel the entire sea-son.

“Of course the health of our players and their families is incredibly important,” said Heney. “But the news was still disappoint-ing. I think our players will be motivated by losing their season. I think it creates a sense of gratitude for kids that still have years of eligibility left. I think this will make them appreciate the game a little more than they may have in the past.”

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least 6 feet at all times.Groups of players are restricted to no

more than 4 players at one time.Members-only clubs can allow guests as

determined by the security personnel on the golf course.

Private clubs that allow non-members to make reservations can do so at their dis-cretion.

Maintenance personnel are permitted to work on the golf course.

Tee Time Policy must be 15 minutes be-tween groups.

Golfers must stay in their car until 15 minutes before their tee time and must return to their car immediately following play.

Online and remote payment options must be utilized.

All golfers must use their own golf clubs. Sharing golf clubs or rental golf clubs is not allowed.

Flagsticks must remain in the hole. Hole liners must be raised so picking a ball out of

the hole doesn’t occur.Bunker rakes must be removed, and ball

washers must be removed or covered.Practice putting green, driving range,

and chipping areas must be closed.Facilities must have readily accessible

hand sanitizer.“The Alliance of Massachusetts Golf Or-

ganizations (AMGO) would like to thank the Re-Opening Advisory Board for their hard work and diligence during this pro-cess to resume play in Massachusetts. AMGO is continuing to work with the Gov-ernor’s Administration to identify and de-velop additional solutions to emerging is-sues in the golf industry and to keep them informed on the needs of our community. We understand that many golfers require cart usage for medical reasons or disabil-ities, which was originally part of our re-quest to the Re-Opening Advisory Board on May 2. We have and will continue to request such adjustments to the guidelines as appropriate to keep everyone safe and to ensure the whole community is able to enjoy the necessary physical and mental exercise that we all need during this time.”


The Turley Publications sports depart-ment is looking to honor the senior ath-letes who have had their spring seasons cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic.

The senior features have already started rolling out, but if you have not seen your senior featured, we encouraged you to send photos and info on your son or daughter, and encourage you to contact their coach to speak with us.

We have reached out to spring coaches and athletic directors, but are still trying to

collect info on every team that would have been involved in this spring’s season.

We hope to also publish action photos of seniors from previous seasons, though parents and coaches are encouraged to send photos of seniors they would like to see published in the upcoming editions of the paper.

All submissions can be made to Sports Editor Gregory A. Scibelli at [email protected]. In the subject line, please identi-fy the school and sport you are writing in about. Senior athletes are also encouraged to write in to talk about the season that wasn’t.

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REGION – The Valley Wheel Over-30 Baseball League is seeking new players for the upcoming 2020 season. The league is seeking players ages 28 and up. Players turning 28 this year are eligible. However, only players 30 and older can pitch. The league plays 15 regular season games with games being held mostly on Sundays with a couple of weekday games thrown in the mix as well as a special Mother’s Day Satur-day game in early May. However, due to the current circumstances, the league sched-ule has been pushed back. The league still

plans to play its season once bans on gath-erings are lifted. The league is built on com-radery, fair play, and having a good time with friends. If interested in trying out, go to www.valleywheelbaseball.com. The rules of the league and new player forms can be found on the site. For further infor-mation, you can contact the league’s com-missioner, Jim Nason at [email protected] or call him at (413) 433-4308. Tryouts will be take place as soon as conditions are allowed, but new player applications are still being accepted.

Valley Wheel Over-30 Baseball looking for new players

REGION – The Quabbin Valley Over-30 Baseball League is seeking new players for 2020 season. The league has six teams, sev-eral with open roster spots. Last year, the league voted to allow players age 28 and 29 to be able to join the league, though play-ers under 30 are not eligible to pitch. The cost of the league this season is $192. For returning and new players, sign-ups have been placed on hold until a determina-tion has been made on the season going forward. The league is hopefully to begin

play sometime in June or July. The season is 15 regular season games plus at least one playoff game. A modified schedule is being worked on by league officials. Games are nine innings and metal (BBCOR -3) or wood bats are allowed. Fields locations are throughout Western Mass. For more infor-mation on the league, or if you are interest-ed in registering, go to https://www.quabb-invalleybaseball.org/. The league is also in Facebook.

Sign-ups on hold for Quabbin Over-30 Baseball League

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The Big E an-nounces five additional concerts to take place on the Court of Honor Stage, spon-sored by Mattress Firm, at the 2020 Fair, Sept. 18-Oct. 4. All shows are free with Big E admission and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The stage is located in front of the iconic Coliseum.

Concerts include: Jesse McCartney, Sept. 18, 8 p.m.

American singer, songwriter and actor, Jesse McCartney, of “Beautiful Soul” fame, quickly made his way from boy band Pop star to serious working artist when he co-wrote the Grammy Award-winning single “Bleeding Love” with Ryan Tedder, per-formed by Leona Lewis. The international mega-hit was Grammy-nominated for Re-cord of the Year, reached No. 1 in 35 coun-tries, and became the best-selling single of 2008 worldwide. After two singles released in 2018-2019, Jesse released his single and music video “Yours” this spring to give fans their first look at his upcoming album.Rainere Martin in The Donna Summer

Experience, Sept. 21-22, 3pmWith an early focus on R&B ballads,

an appreciation for the art and craft of performers of all eras, and a desire to find her right niche, Rainere Martin’s early ex-plorations had her performing in theater,

music videos, motion pictures and televi-sion. However, it was the musical pulse of the 70’s and the era’s great headliner Donna Summer that stuck in her memory. She ex-plains, “It was a realization that I just didn’t sing Donna’s songs, I felt them. Her perfor-mances to date have been electrifying au-diences with her uncanny resemblance to Donna’s style, grace, energy, and of course, voice. She has become a sought after enter-tainer for a variety of social and corporate events, and her appearance on the nation-wide TV show, “Showtime At The Apollo,” earned her a standing ovation.

The Yardbirds, Sept. 21-22, 8 p.m.The Yardbirds are more than a Rock

band; they are an institution, which, in the brief period from 1963 to 1968, made an indelible mark on the “Shapes of Things” to come. To the casual music fan, The Yardbirds are best known as the band that honed the skills of future “guitar gods” Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page; and for their slew of chart hits, including “For Your Love,” “Heart Full of Soul” and “I’m A Man.” Led by core members and songwriters Jim J McCarty (drums), Chris Dreja (rhythm guitar/bass) and the late Keith Relf (vo-cals/harmonica), the band’s experimental explorations also provided the crucial link between British R&B, Psychedelic Rock

and Heavy Metal, while pioneering the use of innovations like fuzz tone, feedback and distortion. Even their 1968 break-up set the stage for Rock ‘n Roll’s future, leading Jim-my Page to form the New Yardbirds, later re-christened Led Zeppelin. Reuniting de-cades later, McCarty and Dreja brought The Yardbirds boldly in to the 21st Century with the release of the acclaimed CD, Birdland, which featured guest appearances from the likes of Brian May, Joe Satriani, Slash and Steve Vai. Additionally, the band commem-orated their 50th Anniversary with the re-lease of their live DVD, Making Tracks, in 2013. Today’s touring lineup includes: sing-er/harpist/percussionist, Myke Scavone; guitarist/singer, John Idan; drummer, Jim McCarty; guitarist Godfrey Towsend; and bassist, Kenny Aaronson.

Exile, Sept. 23-24, 3 p.m.Exile, formed in 1963 looking to play

small clubs in Richmond, Kentucky, man-aged to top both the Pop and Country charts during their more than 55-year ca-reer. Their most successful hit, “Kiss You All Over,” spent four weeks at the top of Billboard’s pop chart in 1978 and was used in the 1996 Adam Sandler movie “Happy Gilmore” and in the 2006 film “Employee of the Month.” They have toured with acts including Aerosmith, Fleetwood Mac and

The Oak Ridge Boys. During the group’s run on the Country charts, Exile has suc-cessfully had ten No. 1 singles including “I Don’t Want To Be A Memory” and “Give Me One More Chance.” The five original Exile members re-formed in 2008 and continue to tour today. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Sept. 23, 8 p.m.

Together for more than 26 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has appeared in con-cert venues across the world, sold millions of records, and had their music appear in hundreds of movies and television shows. With sold out concerts from the Holly-wood Bowl to Lincoln Center, appearances with many of the nation’s finest sympho-ny orchestras, and television appearances ranging from Dancing with the Stars to Superbowl XXXIII, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy continues its decades-long mission to cele-brate and revitalize Jazz and Swing music, America’s original art form, and bring joy to audiences around the world.

Look for more concert announcements soon at TheBigE.com. The 2020 Big E takes place Sept. 18-Oct. 4 in West Springfield, Mass. Stay up to date with all Fair happen-ings by finding us on Facebook, following us on Twitter and Instagram or joining our mailing list at TheBigE.com.

Despite uncertainty, Big E announces concert schedule for 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Western New En-gland University has announced its in-tention to resume on campus classes for the fall semester, after being forced to move exclusively to online instruc-tion for the spring and summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Western New England University President An-thony S. Caprio announced the plans in a letter to the campus community, calling the current situation one of the most unique chapters in the Universi-ty’s century-plus history.

“We are a proud University built on the idea that the best education takes place through the rich inter-actions that students have with car-ing and dedicated faculty, staff, and classmates” wrote Caprio. “Within the bounds of health considerations, we are committed to doing all that

we can to maximize on-campus class-es and life, given their centrality to a Western New England education as it has always been envisioned.”

Caprio noted that while the University fully intends to resume on-campus classes, the health and safety of students and the broader campus community remains a top priority. Any opening will be accom-panied by testing, tracing, and iso-lation protocols along with social distancing and cleaning standards, along with following the guidance of local, state, and federal agencies. The University has multiple work groups evaluating all aspects of University operations, including health and safe-ty standards, the curriculum, and the residential community.

“We will come together as a com-

munity, as we have always done, to make sure that no matter what the fall scenario, we will be together in a way that always has been and always will be a unique part of the Western New En-gland University culture,” said Caprio.

Having just celebrated its Centen-nial, Western New England University is a private, independent, coeduca-tional institution. Located on an at-tractive 215-acre suburban campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, Western New England serves 3,825 students, including 2,580 full-time undergrad-uate students. Undergraduate, grad-uate, and professional programs are offered through Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and the School of Law.

WNEU announces plan to re-open campus for fall

Our Town

On May 17, 2020, Giselle Remillard Maloney and Stephen Maloney celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. In 1980, Giselle and Steve honeymooned in Florida with a trip to Disney World and Fort Lauderdale. A return trip to Disney this May was cancelled by the Coronavirus. A take-out dinner and candlelight had to be a reasonable substitution. Giselle and Steve are blessed with two children, Lauren who resides in Danvers, MA and Marc, who lives in Beverly MA SUBMITTED PHOTO

40th AnniversaryA G A W A M

– The GFWC Agawam Junior Women’s Club is pleased to announce long-time club mem-ber, Donna M. Shibley was re-cently installed as General Fed-eration of Wom-en’s Clubs (GFWC) Massachusetts President.

The virtual installation was con-ducted via Zoom as social distancing prevented the organization to safely meet at the Springfield Tower Hotel and celebrate as previously planned.

From Donna’s installation address: I have been a clubwoman for 32

years and I am proud to say GFWC has given me the lasting gift of friendship and the confidence to handle any job that I am tasked with. My Federation friends have supported and encour-aged me; we have celebrated mile-stones together, happy and sad, and I am proud to be a member of such a fine and dedicated group of women.

Her administration theme will be

‘Hearts & Hands for GFWC’. It is a wonderful thing that GFWC embrac-es projects and programs that tug at our heartstrings and when a need is there club members jump right in with both hands.

Her focus area will be Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention, the GFWC Signature Program. The statistics are staggering. Shibley en-courages all Massachusetts clubwom-en to find unique ways to assist others in this area with hands-on projects, sponsoring a shelter, raising aware-ness, and conducting informational sessions. By taking time and courage, our club members can offer help for victims. The GFWC Signature Pro-gram is a way to help those who are one of our neediest groups.

Shibley thanked her family and friends for their love and support along her journey to become GFWC Massachusetts President. Special moments included a Proclamation presented to Shibley from the Town of Agawam’s Mayor Sapelli “to thank her for her continued service to our local, state, and national level” and a Citation of congratulations was pre-sented from the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts Speaker of the House, Robert A. Deleo, offered by State Rep-resentative Nicholas Boldyga.

On the local club level, Donna has served as Club President various times, for 6 years total, she has chaired the Town-wide Spelling Bee, the Santa and Mrs. Claus yearly event, the First Time Bus Rider’s Program, baby quilts for Shriner’s Hospital and March of Dimes baby blankets for Veteran fam-ily and many other club projects. The Agawam Juniors wish Donna Shibley success in her two-year administra-tion.

The General Federation of Wom-en’s Club (GFWC) founded in 1890 is an international women’s organi-zation dedicated to community im-provement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service. With nearly 80,000 members in affili-ated clubs in every state, the District of Columbia, and more than a dozen countries, members work in their own communities to support the arts, preserve natural resources, advance education, promote healthy lifestyles, encourage civic involvement, and work toward world peace and under-standing.

Shibley named women’s club president for Mass.

Donna M. Shibley

AGAWAM – A car parade will be held on Satur-day, May 23 beginning at 4 p.m. to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Carl and Ann Jackobek. The parade will drive-by 61 Meadowbrook Road.

Car parade set to celebrate anniversary

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Personnel Purchased Capital DEPARTMENT Services Services Supplies Outlay TOTAL GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET

Council $168,345 $9,100 $500 $177,945 Mayor $360,386 $2,250 $362,636 Administrative Building $22,520 $171,875 $194,395 Law Department $115,500 $57,000 $172,500 Auditor $168,696 $910 $169,606 Clerk/Elections $272,501 $5,735 $278,236 Assessor $195,940 $129,000 $324,940 IT Department $191,137 $159,368 $17,500 $368,005 Treasurer-Collector $362,590 $25,500 $4,800 $392,890 Police Department $5,731,815 $345,590 $91,175 $123,435 $6,292,015 Fire Department $4,187,307 $131,754 $52,750 $4,371,811 Inspection Services $248,878 $11,523 $235 $260,636 Health Department $799,289 $5,750 $4,050 $809,089 Community Development $214,002 $1,200 $215,202 Agawam Public Library $1,033,395 $6,625 $124,122 $1,164,142 Parks & Recreation $203,304 $33,150 $1,000 $4,100 $241,554 Council on Aging $357,034 $69,436 $1,500 $427,970 Public Works Administration $130,287 $3,800 $50 $134,137 Highway & Grounds $1,651,476 $378,705 $462,125 $2,492,306 Motor Vehicle Maintenance $145,875 $91,595 $337,120 $574,590 Engineering $135,662 $23,292 $1,200 $160,154 Building Maintenance $2,645,327 $1,555,457 $155,522 $30,480 $4,386,786 Agawam Public Schools $47,042,080 Emergency Management $25,800 $15,500 $41,300 Line Items $25,356,289

TOTAL - GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET $96,411,214 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET $259,500 TOTAL GENERAL FUND $96,670,714 SELF SUSTAINING DEPARTMENTS

Agawam Municipal Golf Course $416,914 $116,000 $161,250 $0 $694,164 Agawam Municipal Golf Course Equipment $13,450 $13,450

Agawam Municipal Golf Course Total $707,614 Water Department $1,077,511 $4,081,318 $714,008 $0 $5,872,837 Water Capital Improvement Budget $125,024 $125,024

Water Total $5,997,861 Wastewater Department $668,399 $3,156,435 $76,905 $0 $3,901,739 Wastewater Capital Improvement Budget $47,174 $47,174

Wastewater Total $3,948,913

TOTAL - SELF SUSTAINING DEPARTMENTS $10,654,388

TOTAL - GENERAL FUND AND SELF SUSTAINING DEPARTMENTS $107,325,102

5/21/2020

LEGAL NOTICEPUBLIC HEARING

AGAWAM CITY COUNCILThe Agawam City Council will conduct a remote public

hearing on Monday, June 8, 2020, at 7:00pm, at a Special Meeting of the Agawam City Council, in accordance with the Governor’s Order dated March 12, 2020, on the proposed Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 as submitted to the City Council by the Mayor on May 14, 2020 (TR-2020-40).

Any member wishing to provide testimony during the Public Hearing on TR-2020-40 may do so by dialing 1-978-990-5187 and using access code 8476635 followed by # sign. Calls must be made at 7:30pm to provide testimony. This remote hear-ing will be live-streamed on the Town of Agawam’s website at www.agawam.ma.us and also be televised on Cable Access Channel 15. The Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 is available for public inspection on the Town of Agawam web-site (www.agawam.ma.us) or by emailing the office of the City Clerk for an electronic copy at [email protected]

BY ORDER OF:Christopher C. Johnson

City Council President5/21/2020

Board of Health Town of Agawam, Massachusetts NOTICE OF VIRTUAL

PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that

the Board of Health will hold a hearing on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 5:00 P.M. via teleconference (Zoom). To all parties interested in the proposed Body Art Regulations, in order to allow municipal government to continue its important work during the COVID-19 pan-demic, while assuring both Town employees and citi-zens can satisfy CDC social distancing guidelines, the Agawam Health Department is providing public notice that it will conduct a public hear-ing utilizing remote technol-ogy for the following: Body Art Regulation. Copies of said

regulation may be requested by email or phone and should be directed to the Agawam Health Dept. [email protected] or by calling (413) 726-9721. Any person wishing to participate in the virtual hearing is required to provide an email to the Agawam Health Department no later than 12:00 pm on June 9, 2020. Telephone par-ticipation is also accepted with prior notice.

Kathleen E. AuerHealth Agent

5/21/2020

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Trial CourtProbate and Family Court

Hampden Division50 State Street

Springfield, MA 01103

(413)748-8600Docket No. HD20P0759EA

Estate of: Frances Mary Benjamin

Also Known As: Frances M. Benjamin

Date of Death: March 22, 2020

INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE

To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Mary F. Weaver of Feeding Hills, MA, a Will has been admitted to informal probate.

Mary F. Weaver of Feeding Hills, MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.

The estate is being ad min-istered under informal pro-cedure by the Personal Rep-

resentative under the Mass-achusetts Uniform Pro bate Code without supervision by the Court. In ventory and accounts are not re quired to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the admin-istration from the Personal Represen tative and can peti-tion the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includ-ing distribution of assets and expenses of ad ministration. In terested parties are enti-tled to petition the Court to institute formal pro ceedings and to obtain or ders terminat-ing or restrict ing the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal pro-cedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Peti tioner.5/21/2020

LEGAL NOTICENotice is hereby given by

USA Towing, 71 Garden St., Feeding Hills, MA 01030, sale of a motor vehicle pur-suant to the provisions of M.G.L. C.255, Section 39A, that on the following date, June 5, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., at USA Towing, said motor vehicle will be sold at a pri-vate sale to satisfy the garage keeper’s lien for towing, stor-age and costs of sale.

2001 Honda Civic VIN: 1HGEM22541L091807No plates with vehicle.Last known registered owner:Christopher Lemanski28 Fairlane Dr.Westfield, MA 01058

5/14, 5/21, 5/28/2020

LEGAL NOTICENotice is hereby given

by Langonet Towing pursu-ant to the provisions of G.L. c.255, Section 39A, that on May 29, 2020 at 63 Ramah Cir S, Agawam the following Motor Vehicles will be sold at private sale to satisfy the garagekeeper’s lien thereon for storage, towing charges, and expenses of notices and sale of said vehicle.

2008 Dodge CaliberVIN: 1B3HB28C48D747436Kevin Sheehan30 Spring StreetAgawam, MA 01001

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Donna M. C a m p b e l l , 65, passed away sudden-ly March 27, 2020. She had been suffering from the early stages of Alz-heimer’s Dis-ease. She was

a very generous person. Her values and ethics were above reproach. She was a hard worker from a very young age and worked tirelessly to put herself through college and achieved not one, but two master’s degrees, one in Library Science and

the other in Business Administra-tion, graduating Magna Cumme Laude in both. She was a brilliant woman. Donna became the Direc-tor of the Agawam Public Library and worked hard for her commu-nity and staff. She was responsible for bringing computer technolo-gy to the library and the Town of Agawam’s administrative offices. She then undertook the arduous labor of obtaining the grants and funding for the Library expansion which tripled the size of the library. The expansion and renovations were completed in 2002 and has stood as a beacon in the commu-nity since. The children’s section

is amazing, and the programs are the best in the area. The services are enjoyed by the community in-cluding her granddaughter Riley to this day. Donna instilled in her son a love of reading, the importance of education and drive for public ser-vice and charity. They loved going to the movies, sharing jokes and taking Riley to the park. She adored Riley and loved her with all her heart. She loved lilacs, the beach and anything soft. She was kind and affectionate and had a great sense of humor. Donna leaves her loving son John Campbell Stone of Agawam, her cherished grand-daughter Riley Autumn Stone, her

siblings: Suzanne Rua and her hus-band Gil of Spfld, Robert Campbell and his wife Marianne of Agawam, Linda Boissonneault and her hus-band Alan of Agawam and Sandra Campbell and her husband Bill Kolodziej of East Windsor along with several nieces and nephews. Due to the current circumstances a Memorial Service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, her son asks that donations be made to the: Friends of the Agawam Public Library, PO Box 478 Feeding Hills, MA 01030-0478 in behalf of Donna M. Campbell. The Toomey-O’Brien Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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ust a week after Agawam families piled into their cars to hunt for bears, this Saturday they’ll be

searching for a bunny.A group of Agawam moms

led by Sherry Balzano is or-ganizing the Bunny Hop, a social distancing-friendly scavenger hunt, on April 11. Homes around town have been decorating their front doors and windows to attract the bunny — organizers ar-en’t calling it the “Easter bun-ny,” because the activity isn’t just for children of any spe-cific faith — and will take to the streets, in their own sep-arate cars, to look for clues on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The first 200 families to find the bunny will receive an Easter egg with a special

prize inside.Just like the similar teddy

bear hunt that took place last Thursday, the Bunny Hop al-lows parents and children to get out of the house and con-nect with their community

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Sherry Balzano works on an Eas-ter decoration on the front door of her home, which will be one of the “clue” sites in the Bunny Hop scav-enger hunt on Saturday.

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Sherry Balzano stands with her children Billy, 17, and Maddie, 11, at their home on Roosevelt Avenue in Feeding Hills, as they get ready for this weekend’s Bunny Hop.

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City councilors last week ap-proved a $250,000 business loan fund for coronavirus relief, and the town is taking applications, but the state says it’s illegal and that will cause a delay.

Mayor William Sapelli said on Wednesday morning that he’s been able to find an alternative funding source, but it will take time, and it may not be the full $250,000.

“We are going to have some monies, but it’s not going to be the money we were hoping for, and it’s not going to be ready to-morrow,” Sapelli said.

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It seems like newspapers, tele-vision and social media have been full of talk about Covid-19 forev-er — but how many people really know the coronavirus at a cellular level, and how it’s both like and unlike other infections and dis-eases?

At least one man in Agawam does, and if Rich Joseph has his way, a lot more will learn.

Joseph, a science teacher at Agawam High School from 1970 to 2002, recently shared an hour-long lesson online discussing the biology of diseases and vi-

SCIENCE OF DISEASE

Biology teacher shares inside look at virus

Former Agawam High School teacher Rich Joseph, right, with his daughter Ashlie Gionfriddo, who encouraged him to share an online lesson on the biology of diseases like the coronavirus. SUBMITTED PHOTOSCIENCE ❙ page 12

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Still not sure what to do with the kids at home all day? Ask the experts.

Scavenger hunts, family reading time and establishing a household routine are just some of the suggestions from Agawam teachers on how to keep young children learning and occupied while the schools are closed and the family is cooped up staying safe from the coronavirus.

“While thinking about fun ac-tivities to do, I found myself going back to the fun but easy games I

used to play when I was young-er,” said Sarah Domina, a grade 1 teacher at Phelps School. “I find that these days, I forget about the fun and easy games.”

Easy games might include creating a word search with or for a family member, playing “I spy” with descriptive words for the person guessing, playing cha-rades, playing cards or a board game, or bingo.

Teachers at Phelps and at Rob-inson Park School suggested that parents take their kids on a simple scavenger hunt — such as a car

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Simple games, tasks advisedto keep children busy learning

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