CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - An Italian sandwich chain with over 115 locations on the East Coast is opening its first Massachusetts franchise. PrimoHoagies will hold its grand opening celebration at 1410 Memorial Drive in Chicopee on October 24th. The chain first opened its doors in south Philadelphia in 1992. Their hoagies are made with award-winning bread made fresh every two hours, Thumann's gourmet meats, and fresh veggies. The Skinny Pancake to open in Hadley "We had a passion to develop something different - a hoagie that wasn't just a hoagie... a hoagie that was Primo in every way. When you walk into your Chicopee PrimoHoagies, your experience will be authentically different thanks to the Primo Difference," posted on the PrimoHoagies Chicopee website. The menu features Italian classics, meatless options, or a variety of deli-style hoagies. Primo also offers catering starting at $61.99. On Thursday, the first 100 customers who stop by the Chicopee locations will receive a free primo size hoagie and all other primo size hoagies will be $6.99. In order to redeem this offer, customers must be a PrimoPerks Member. Local News Headlines Longtime State Representative Susan Williams Gifford passes away Students celebrate STEM Week at Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield Drought conditions this fall in Massachusetts PrimoHoagies set to open its first Massachusetts location WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.