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By ROBIN GOLDSTEIN

Passover has always been my favorite Jewish holiday. The Passover Seder my parents host annually in my childhood house in Northampton has been the most festive and joyous meal of the year for as long as I can remember.My dad’s childhood Seders were...

By JAMES PENTLAND

HUNTINGTON — Presents, clothing, books and other items were delivered over the holiday season to local children under the Hilltown Holiday Help program.The Hilltown Community Health Center, along with the Gateway Regional School District National...

By CHRIS LARABEE

AMHERST — As the holiday season comes to a close in the next few weeks, students from Deerfield Elementary School’s Out-of-School-Time Program have gotten into the giving spirit themselves.Earlier this month, students put together small, handmade...

By EMILEE KLEIN

NOTHAMPTON — Anne (Seman) Lello was “cookie lady” to the children in her Chicago neighborhood: any child who came knocking for a cookie was greeted with a sweet treat, and Anne stockpiled cookies just for them.But Anne’s daughter, Denise Lello of...

By MADDIE FABIAN

HOLYOKE — On Wednesday evening, Holyoke veteran Kurt Bluemer arrived home to twinkling white lights lining the porch rail, roof and bushes outside his house and a prominent wreath hanging from the top window.The decorations were hung earlier that day...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — A lifelong resident of Northampton, the late Ed McMahon had always donated to the Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund, “wanting to help the kids and their families,” said his daughter, Kara McMahon.When he died in 2013, his family continued the...

By MADDIE FABIAN

EASTHAMPTON — For the past 40 or so years during the holiday season, the city has sparkled with icy-white lights lining the gazebo, bright colors circling trees and, of course, the dazzling star atop Mount Tom.So when Patrick Brough heard that the...

By EMILEE KLEIN

HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Community Cupboard, United Way of Pioneer Valley’s newest food pantry with Holyoke Community College, seeks to tackle stigmas of emergency food supplies by offering refrigerated and frozen staples to anyone who needs to...

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — While many families struggling with food security search for meals and programs at local soup kitchens and food pantries, the Bridge Family Resource Center addresses food security from inside households by providing boxes full of vegetables,...

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...

Easthampton A parade will step off at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 30, beginning on Clark Street, according to South Hadley-Easthampton Veterans Agent Michael Slater. The parade will travel onto Cottage Street and Union Street, turn right on Main Street,...

By BERA DUNAU

EASTHAMPTON — For more than four decades, a star shining over the city from Mount Tom has been a holiday tradition. Now, as residents deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic, the star is again lighting up the night in a gesture meant to spark and...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON – The sounds of laughing and singing filled the halls of Congregation B’nai Israel Saturday night as hundreds gathered to mark the first night of Hanukkah.Traditionally, Jews across the world light candles to commemorate the festival of...