Agawam Politics Information

It is the GOP's responsibility that the people get more public debates instead of spending money on advertising retail politics. Yes, that's right. I said it. This is retail politics, and this is the type of process that we do not need. ...

AGAWAM – Although the city has a reputation for bare-knuckle, back-stabbing politics, even some seasoned observers were shocked by this week's slugfest debate between mayoral candidates Derek J. Benton and Richard A. Cohen. ...

Now he's bringing that same energy and commitment to electoral politics, as a Democratic candidate for the Hampden District state Senate seat, which is being vacated by incumbent Stephen Buoniconti. ... In the case of the Hampden Senate seat—which represents West Springfield and Agawam, as well as parts of Springfield and Chicopee—Buoniconti, the incumbent since 2005, has opted not to run for re-election so he can instead run for Hampden County district attorney. ...

Springfield Police have not commented, but the mayor of Agawam Susan Dawson became involved with a fight with a 61 year old woman from nearby Longmeadow. Onlookers tell us the fight was over a man. Is this the state of local politics ...

But to top it all off, after a sordid domestic scandal last year devolved into incidents of public violence that sank the re-election hopes of Agawam Mayor Susan Dawson, most observers thought that her political career was over. ...