Q&A SPORTS YOUTH Recycling Rivalry Wins advocate game a worth wastes not turkey a bird PAGE 2 PAGE 9 PAGE 16 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS A TURLEY PUBLICATION ❙ www.turley.com December 5, 2019 ❙ Vol. 41, No. 40 ❙ $1.00 www.agawamadvertisernews.turley.com MARIJUANA BUSINESSES Council backs pot ban despite planners’ vote By Michael Ballway “I think that vote was enough
[email protected] to convince me,” said Councilor Paul Cavallo. Though the turnout City councilors followed the was only 21 percent, he added, will of voters to ban recreation- “If they didn’t show up, shame al marijuana businesses this on them. If they were really for it, week, but not before receiving a they had an opportunity to vote pro-marijuana recommendation for it.” from the Planning Board. In voting for the ban, the Councilors voted 8-0, with council went against the rec- three members absent, to adopt ommendation of the Planning a permanent ban at their Dec. 2 Board, which co-hosted this meeting. The new law would es- week’s public hearing. sentially extend the current mor- The Planning Board itself atorium, which expires Dec. 31. was split, with member Mario Granger School pupils show off some of the snow globes they helped to As ordinances require two votes Tedeschi, a city councilor-elect, make while enjoying the relaxing sounds of a crackling “fire” in a class- to be adopted, the deciding vote siding with his future colleagues room on Nov. 27. From left are Alexis Gagno, Gabriella Sterner, Connor will be at the council’s next meet- in recommending the ban.