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By BOB FLAHERTY

Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th president, died at 100 on Sunday, and for Valley residents, he may be remembered for a great deal more than four bruising years in the White House.“He was the greatest former president in the country’s history. Lived a...

By BOB FLAHERTY

In our 60-year obsession with the Beatles, the group’s women have always played a compelling part. Ringo’s long-lasting marriage to “Caveman” co-star Barbara Bach; the George/Pattie Boyd/Eric Clapton triangle; Paul’s heart-tugging romance with Linda...

By BOB FLAHERTY

The New Yorker once called Jeffrey Foucault’s music “Beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfection.” Now try all that with electric guitars.Foucault, a Wisconsin native who now lives in Shelburne Falls, will appear with his band Friday night...

By BOB FLAHERTY

‘I have lived my life! I’m not afraid of anything and I’ll sleep in my own bed, me and my aching bones.”So declares the 82-year-old woman from her apartment in Kyiv as Russian bombs explode in the streets all around her — the ongoing toll of Vladimir...

By BOB FLAHERTY

Outgoing executive editor Jim Hicks of the Massachusetts Review has yet to warm up to his new surroundings.400 Venture Way looks like one of those ultra-tech monoliths that have “Solutions” as part of its name. Surrounded by a sea of blacktop and...

By BOB FLAHERTY

NORTHAMPTON — An address. Something so basic you’d rattle it off like the date of your birth. But try putting “tent by the river” or “under the overhang” on your next job application and see how many calls you get.But a local physician, known for...

By BOB FLAHERTY

HOLYOKE — X-21. For 82 years, that’s what a Holyoke Navy man’s remains were known as. But on Saturday morning, thanks to the doggedness of a retired police chief from Texas and something about the sailor’s teeth, Merle Hillman, pharmacist’s mate 2nd...

By BOB FLAHERTY

Editor’s note: A longer version of this article originally appeared in the Valley Advocate Sept. 2.When it’s right in front of you, like the nine decaying cherry trees on Northampton’s Warfield Place that the city of Northampton recently removed in...