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Climate resiliency, protecting biodiversity key goals in Dept. of Fish and Game’s five-year plan
08-21-2024 5:21 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

With an emphasis on connection across partner organizations and challenges facing the environment, the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game has released a five-year strategic plan to guide the agency’s work through 2030.Titled “Connections:...


Arts Briefs: Peach Fest in Westhampton, guitar greats in Northampton, and more
08-15-2024 2:54 PM

Peachy keenStone fruit season is in full swing and this Sunday, Aug. 18, there will be an opportunity to celebrate at the Outlook Farm Peach Festival in Westhampton. Located at the scenic Outlook Farm winery and brewery, the event will include a pig...


‘You’re not done’: Shutesbury resident saves life of good friend by performing CPR at remote camp
08-09-2024 4:51 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

CONWAY — Michael Haynack is alive today because of what he calls a “cascade of miracles.”The first of those miracles was the presence of his longtime friend Frank Grindrod when an unexpected heart attack threatened his life. The second, and perhaps...


Kris Kringle is done clowning around: Wendell family business makes shoes for Santas, clowns, performers
08-09-2024 12:41 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

What are Jolly Old Saint Nicholas and his helpers supposed to do when they can’t find a cobbler shop at the North Pole?Apparently, they contact a clown shoe maker in rural Massachusetts.Gary Amiro has been hand-crafting footwear for professional...


“Let the Games Begin:” Florence's Ascendance Inner World Arts learns breaking, shows support for Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas
08-08-2024 4:24 PM

By GARRETT COTE

NORTHAMPTON — When the music came on at Ascendance Inner World Arts during their “Let the Games Begin” Olympic-themed week on Thursday morning, the group of kids participating found their spot on the dance floor and assumed a laser-focused glare.Each...


Art imitates life, in real time: Award-winning play about a mother who refuses to leave Ukraine amidst war comes to Northampton Aug. 22-25
08-08-2024 3:32 PM

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...


A town bursting with creativity: Easthampton Art Walk showcases local talent each month
08-08-2024 1:15 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

Amid heavy humidity and unpredictable thunderstorms, storefronts and galleries in Easthampton draw foot traffic to their blissfully climate-controlled interiors, where community members enjoy refreshments, conversation, and original artwork by local...


South Hadley’s Imagination Library gives youngsters free books
08-04-2024 9:52 AM

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — Access to books in the early years of a child’s life have proven time and again to boost literacy and ensure proficiency in reading.One two-decade study found that having 500 books at home advanced a child an average of 3.2 years...


Something for everyone: UMass Fine Arts Center announces robust 2024-2025 season lineup
08-02-2024 2:13 PM

By PAIGE HANSON

Earlier this week, the University of Massachusetts Amherst Fine Arts Center announced its lineup of performances for its 2024-2025 season, which includes quite a few notable offerings, including “a one-time Grateful Dead keyboardist, two of the...


Earth Matters: Getting to the root of a weed: Who was Joe Pye, and is Joe Pye weed a cure for typhus or any other ailment?
08-01-2024 3:08 PM

By DAVID SPECTOR

In summer, many New England roads are lined with clouds of magenta flowers atop the tall stems of several species of Joe Pye weed, especially where the roads are bordered by damp ditches. Who was Joe Pye? A perusal of popular botanical sources reveals...


Around and About with Richard McCarthy: The strangest life story I’ve heard: The rise and fall of an accidental movie star
08-01-2024 2:35 PM

By RICHARD MCCARTHY

Recently it occurred to me that in all my years of writing newspaper columns, I’ve never written one about the strangest life story I’ve ever come across, in terms of the wild twists and turns it took in a relatively short expanse of time. It is the...


‘Lost in art history until now’: First ever major Guillaume Lethiere exhibition on display at the Clark before heading to the Louvre
07-25-2024 3:19 PM

By DON STEWART

He was prominent in the court of Napoleon Bonaparte and painted the Emperor and Josephine and many of the significant figures of that time. Among his close friends were the General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, father of the famed author, and the Marquis de...


Fighting the good fight: Emily List Fund continues its commitment to inclusion in performing arts
07-25-2024 1:38 PM

By KAREN LIST

Anyone attending the Sci Tech Band’s spring concert in April in the school’s gym would have seen several hundred high school musicians all dressed in black warming up to play under a huge sign that says: “Everything Matters.”They would have heard...


UMass basketball: Frank Martin offers summer update on 2024-25 Minutemen
07-23-2024 4:53 PM

By GARRETT COTE

AMHERST — When UMass men’s basketball head coach Frank Martin was first hired in March of 2022, very rarely would he hear the noises of bouncing basketballs, squeaking sneakers and loud chatter from his office – which overlooks the practice court...


Farmers grateful to have normal growing season after devastating 2023 floods
07-16-2024 7:02 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — After a frantic emergency response to save animals and equipment on July 10, 2023, David Fisher and Maggie Toran assessed their farm field as memories of Hurricane Irene came flooding back.At their horse-powered, community-supported...


School arts nonprofit Enchanted Circle pauses to regroup, refinance
07-05-2024 2:56 PM

By JAMES PENTLAND

HOLYOKE — Enchanted Circle, a regional arts nonprofit that has worked for decades with area school districts on integrating performing arts into their curricula, has announced it is going dormant for a year.The 48-year-old arts organization cited...


Around and About with Richard McCarthy: Handling our devices: Or, are our devices handling us?
07-05-2024 9:50 AM

By RICHARD MCCARTHY

When I was a teenager, among the last things in the world I thought would render me uncool and out-of-it when I got older was technology. In fact, I don’t remember ever using, or even coming across the word “technology,” except my knowing MIT stood...


Turners Falls man charged after crashing into Deerfield house
07-03-2024 12:22 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

DEERFIELD — A Turners Falls man faces various charges, including his third OUI offense, after allegedly driving a vehicle into a River Road house last weekend.Jason E. Tyler, 50, pleaded not guilty in Greenfield District Court on Monday to charges of...


Deerfield DPW superintendent retiring after ‘a pretty cool ride’
06-30-2024 8:40 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — After 10 years as superintendent and countless miles of driving up and down Deerfield’s roads, Highway Superintendent Kevin Scarborough is hanging up his keys.The longtime highway boss, who joined the department in 2010 before assuming the...


Iconic children’s characters come alive in 4-story mural behind R. Michelson Gallery in Northampton
06-28-2024 4:51 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — Arthur, Paddington, Madeline and 26 other iconic children’s book characters are jumping off the page and onto the back wall of R. Michelson Galleries in a colorful four-story mural.The Northampton Arts Council sponsored the artwork and...

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