Rebeca Pereira, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Jayden Mahoney, 9, rides the course at the Full Circle BMX bike clinic earlier this month in Worthington.

Call it dirt paradise

by Rebeca Pereira For the GazetteAugust 24, 2022

In Worthington, tucked behind a kempt grassy landscape of standard backyard detritus and outdoor furnishings, cushioned lawn chairs and an above-ground pool, is an undulating race track befitting the small town’s biggest bike enthusiasts.It’s a…

Natalya Rosado Dixon and Chloe Cardoso work with Juls Marchetto, owner of Telebelle, a salon in Northampton, while Thea Piziali listens. The students were at the salon as part of a workshop which was part of the Community Classroom summer camp called Leadership Camp. Marchetto talked about how she started her business and the behind the scenes social media she does for her company.

A space dedicatedto student success

by Rebeca Pereira For the GazetteAugust 19, 2022

Rebecca Bannasch, coordinator of Community Action Pioneer Valley’s Money Matters program, at her office in Greenfield. Money Matters provides free financial planning advice to eligible low-income community members.

Getting smart about money: Community Action’s Money Matters program is helping people turn their financial lives around

by Rebeca Pereira For the GazetteAugust 17, 2022

Visitors enjoy the unofficial beach at the Connecticut River Greenway Park and boat launch area on Tuesday in Northampton. The city is cautioning residents against swimming at the site, which has grown in popularity this summer.

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City cautions against using unofficial swimming hole at Connecticut River Greenway Park

by Bera Dunau Staff Writers, and Rebeca Pereira Staff WritersAugust 9, 2022

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Film screening to depict the plight of farmers, promise of regenerative agriculture

by Rebeca Pereira For the GazetteAugust 8, 2022

Harold Malave, then 2, holds the flag of Puerto Rico during a gathering held to mark the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria and support Puerto Rican refugees, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 outside Templo Eben-ezer in Holyoke.

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Refreshing the tradition of Fiestas Patronales with Holyoke celebration

by Rebeca Pereira For the Gazette July 30, 2022

Brian Tabor, Forbes Library’s head of borrower services, laughs as Jeannette Muzima of Northampton encourages about 60 people in a sing-along for his retirement celebration at the Northampton library on Tuesday.

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Forbes Library’s Brian Tabor retiring after nearly half a century in stacks

by Rebeca Pereira For the GazetteJuly 20, 2022

Paul Lenkowski hits some golf balls Tuesday at Scotti’s Drive-in and Meadowcrest Golf Range in Leeds.

New leaders at Scotti’s Drive-in to keep what’s made the place popular, add to its offerings

by Rebeca Pereira For the GazetteJuly 13, 2022

Shutesbury Fire Chief Walter Tibbetts in his office talking about his 40 years on the job just days before he retired.

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‘I’ve had my time’: Shutesbury Fire Chief Walter Tibbetts bids adieu after 40-year firefighting career

by Rebeca Pereira For the GazetteJuly 1, 2022

Dan Berger, a partner at Curran, Berger & Kludt in Northampton, is among 19 lawyers recognized in early June by the American Immigration Lawyers Association with the 2022 Michael Maggio Memorial Pro Bono Award for their work on the association’s Afghan Response Task Force.

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Northampton immigration attorneys lauded for pro bono work helping Afghans

by Rebeca Pereira For the GazetteJune 30, 2022