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Four-year-old Mason Roberts — dressed as a character from Paw Patrol — delighted residents at Linda Manor Extended Care Facility in Leeds during a trick or treating event last Thursday.

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“They’re a Godsend”: Nursing home residents get weekly visits from preschoolers

by Andy Castillo @AndyCCastilloNovember 2, 2018

Firefighters wait outside 3 Dewey Court near downtown Northampton. They were called for a malfunctioning boiler around 12:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2018.

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Northampton apartment residents evacuate after boiler malfunction

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterOctober 29, 2018

Cooking for one? Claire Brodhead of Red Fire Farm recommends honeynut squash halves, roasted and stuffed with beans, cilantro, onions, and Swiss cheese.

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The Pumpkin Pages

by Andy Castillo @AndyCCastilloOctober 29, 2018

Alia Starkweather, 82, is selling her Belchertown home and moving into a 1987 Toyota Mini Cruiser in order to visit friends across the country without imposing on them. “I’m going to become a minimalist,” she says.

Flipping the script on loneliness

by Andy Castillo @AndyCCastilloOctober 26, 2018

From left, Christine von Renesse, her 8-year-old daughter, Alena von Renesse-Marti and Daniel Schultheis assemble a spherical puzzle (shown below) at Saturday’s Mad Math event on the Smith College campus.

Making math fun: Students discover the subject’s playful side

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterOctober 25, 2018

Thermography, a screening method that’s been around since the 1960s, uses images taken by an infrared camera to monitor the body’s blood flow and heat patterns. Thermography is approved by the FDA as an “adjunct” procedure to complement a mammogram.

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In living color: Thermography screenings

by Andy Castillo @AndyCCastilloOctober 22, 2018

Tom Cleary Jr., left, and Peter Cleary, right, wearing homesewn superman costumes made by Margot Cleary in the early 1980s.

Home-sewn Halloween costumes a tradition

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterOctober 19, 2018

Cerier’s recipe for corn grits with sautéed kale and goat cheddar cheese is a healthy, crowd-pleasing entrée that satisfies comfort-food cravings.

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Good food — fast

by Andy Castillo @AndyCCastilloOctober 18, 2018October 22, 2018

Cerier’s recipe for corn grits with sautéed kale and goat cheddar cheese is a healthy, crowd-pleasing entrée that satisfies comfort-food cravings.

Food

Good food — fast

by Andy Castillo @AndyCCastilloOctober 16, 2018

Workers pack sauerkraut into jars at the Real Pickles's Greenfield kitchen, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2018.

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Can fermented food fight off colds?

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterOctober 11, 2018