CUMMINGTON — The tiny town of Cummington was once the backdrop for American propaganda some 80 years ago, presenting foreign audiences with an image of rural America through the eyes of World War II refugees who briefly called the town home. A mix of Jewish refugees and political dissidents, including lawyers, artists and craftsmen, spent […]
Author Archives: Samuel Gelinas
Samuel Gelinas is the hilltown reporter with the Daily Hampshire Gazette, covering the towns of Williamsburg, Cummington, Goshen, Chesterfield, Plainfield, and Worthington, and also the City of Holyoke. He can be reached at sgelinas@gazettenet.com.
