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Helen Kowal, 100, of Hadley, receives the Boston Post Gold Cane and a certificate from Jane Wagenbach Booth, who is the Hadley Council on Aging senior services director, Thursday at Calvin Coolidge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northampton.
JERREY ROBERTS

Helen Kowal, 100, recognized as Hadley’s oldest resident

Thursday, May 23, 2013

HADLEY — A Hadley woman who turned 100 in December is being honored with the gold-headed cane recognizing her as the community’s oldest resident. Helen Kowal was set to receive the Boston Post Gold Cane at a short ceremony Thursday evening at the Calvin Coolidge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northampton, where she is living temporarily. Council on Aging Director Jane Booth said Kowal succeeds Fred Mastendino, who died at 103 earlier this month. Mastendino received the cane in October, when Victoria Drabek, who held the honor for more than six years, passed away at age 105. Booth said the council tries to locate the … 0

NAMING THE BABY

Friday, May 17, 2013

MOYNIHAN — Ashlyn Erin, daughter of Stephanie (Wickles) and Matthew Moynihan, of Hatfield, was born May 9 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Maternal grandparents are David and Lenora Wickles of Hatfield. Paternal grandparents are Jay and Jo-Anne Moynihan of Florence. Maternal great-grandparent is Vaga Shaw of Hatfield. Paternal great-grandparent is Margaret Stocki of Palatine, Ill. SIAS — Travis Richard Jr., son of … 0

Laura Jacque & Michael Bok

Friday, May 10, 2013

Alan and Lisa Jacque of Williamsport, Md., formerly of Hadley, announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Jacque, to Michael Bok, both of Baltimore, Md. Bok is the son of John and Dorrie Bok, of Agawam. Jacque is an attorney with Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker in Baltimore. She received a bachelor’s … 0

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