SPRINGFIELD — The Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts recently announced its selection of two local residents as this year’s Pynchon medal recipients.

“This year’s recipients all embody what this award is about: community enrichment, selfless acts, and a longstanding determination to better Western Massachusetts,” said Kelly McGiverin, chairperson of the club’s Pynchon trustees, in a statement.

Slated to receive the Advertising Club’s Pynchon Medal at an event Thursday are Paul Lambert and Anthony Russo.

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