CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - On Wednesday, the city of Chicopee will raise the polish flag in honor of St. Joseph's Day. Chicopee police saved elderly resident from Bitcoin scheme St. Joseph’s Day celebrates the Patron Saint of Poland, known in Western Christian traditions as the husband of the Virgin Mary and the legal father of Jesus. In the Polish tradition, families celebrate the day with a meatless feast, known as a “festive fast” because it takes place during Lent. The flag raising will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Chicopee City Hall Flag Plaza on Springfield Street. Local News Headlines Police investigate double shooting in Wakefield Brockton man pleads guilty to dragging state trooper in 2023 Springfield Career Center to highlight manufacturing jobs NASA astronauts including Massachusetts Suni Williams return home successfully 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. ...read more read less