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By ROSEMARY CAINE
Naturally, things have changed a lot on St. Patrick’s Day since I landed here in 1972 with my trio, The Burren Flora. We were unprepared, entering into the fray of green employment, singing and performing the songs of our recently abdicated...
By JIM BRIDGMAN
50 Years Ago ■The Electro-Optical division of the Kollmorgen Corp. in Northampton has been awarded its “largest single contract in recent years,” according to president Herbert E. Torberg. The $17,834,000 contract, awarded by the Naval Ship Systems...
By JACOB NELSON
The Parsons family of Mayval Farm have stewarded their land in Westhampton for a long time.“It was actually a grant from the king to Noah Parsons III,” says Margie Parsons. That would be King George III of England, back in 1778.Currently Mayval Farm...
By JIM BRIDGMAN
50 Years Ago ■The March meeting of the Ryan Road Parent-Teacher Organization will be held Tuesday. The guest speaker for the evening will be John Bresnahan, chair of the foreign language department for the Northampton school system. His subject will...
By ALANIS BROUSSARD
Even though child care is an essential need for families in the United States, a history of limited government support prevents many families every day from getting the adequate child care they need.For years, the American child care system has...
By JIM BRIDGMAN
200 Years Ago ■Dr. Estes Howe of Belchertown killed on the 5th inst. a steer three years and two days old which weighed when dressed eleven hundred and thirty pounds. It was raised from a calf upon his farm and was tended and fattened by Mr. Pliny...
By MICKEY RATHBUN
One of the many casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic was the series of annual spring gardening symposiums hosted by the Western Massachusetts Master Gardeners Association (WMMGA). These popular events helped gardeners of all abilities expand their...
By BOB FLAHERTY
NORTHAMPTON — The titanic century-old pipe organ in the sanctuary of First Churches seemed to have a pulse Wednesday night, as if it sought to be involved in the pounding rhythms of the Offbeat Womyn Drummers down below.Women danced in the aisles,...
By JOAN AXELROD-CONTRADA
When I first heard the song “We Are Family” in 1979, I desperately wanted to morph into one of the four Sledge sisters.The band Sister Sledge made sisterhood look absolutely exuberant. In their sparkly red disco garb, they sang about being birds of a...
By JIM BRIDGMAN
50 Years Ago ■City conservationists voiced their opposition at a Planning Board meeting last night to a proposed camping ground at the OxBow. Richard Carnes, chair of the Conservation Commission, spoke adamantly against a proposed OxBow camping...
By JIM BRIDGMAN
50 Years Ago ■Six voluntary probation officers were appointed to the Hampshire County District Court staff Tuesday by presiding Justice Luke F. Ryan. Two of the new appointees have already begun their duties. They are William P. Nagle of 3 Madison...
By MOLLY PARR
Cabbage, like cauliflower last year and kale before that, is having a moment. Last week, The Washington Post offered a recipe for shredded, roasted cabbage, served with jammy eggs and quinoa. The New York Times recently suggested grilling wedges of...
By JIM BRIDGMAN
50 Years Ago■A former Northampton High School student is on his way to Northern Ireland where he hopes to interview leaders of all factions of the religious warfare there and get their reaction to the British government’s white paper on Northern...
By AMY NEWSHORE
Do happy couples have a secret for lasting fulfillment in their relationships? The answer is “no.” It is never one thing that they all have in common. It is a bunch of things. Researchers have determined that certain habits and ways of communicating...
By CHRISTINE HATCH
In his book “Rewilding North America,” the late conservationist Dave Forman wrote about how in North America, rewilding began with large-scale efforts to reintroduce and restore populations of apex predators such as wolves. It included provisions for...
By JACOB NELSON
‘We call it liquid gold,” Erik Lively says of maple syrup. This is his favorite time of year at Sunrise Farms in the hills of Colrain, when they reap the sweet amber rewards of a year’s hard work.Lively and his brother Jordan, who both work full time...
By RICHARD MCCARTHY
Once when I was walking on a main drag in Toronto, I turned to the woman I was with and said, “The guys here dress differently than I do.” Without missing a beat, she said, “I wouldn’t worry about it if I were you. You’re equally out of fashion...
By GEORGE MILLER
WESTHAMPTON — When two teams are separated by exactly one seed line in tournament play, that number suggests a tight and evenly-matched game, but that’s not how the first nine minutes played out Wednesday night at Zalot Gym.Hampshire Regional bolted...
By Maddie Fabian
NORTHAMPTON — Two students from Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School are getting their hands dirty as they develop real-world skills working at the Northampton Fire Department. And at the same time, the fire department is grooming the next...
By Sydney Ko
Western Massachusetts will have ample representation on a new legislative committee focusing on agriculture.Sens. Ann Gobi, D-Spencer, and Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, were named Senate chair and co-chair of the new Agriculture Committee while Rep....
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