He now lives in Chicopee, Massachusetts, which he said is adjacent to Springfield.

CNN: The story

You can almost see this in different communities, where Polish-Americans in Chicopee will be Democrats because they got there very early.

NPR: Q&A: Sen. Kennedy on Immigration, Then & Now

Yes, I kept driv-ing, right past Chicopee Street, where my parents lived, and then out of town, and for five more years I was pretty glad I had.

NPR: Chapter 1