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Aspiring cookbook author Ashley Blom, of Greenfield, tweets success in Lisa...
Participants tweeted best ideas for 'So You Want to Write a Cookbook?' Ashley E. Blom, 25, of Greenfield, recently won The Lisa Ekus Group's "So You Want to Write a Cookbook?" contest. Submitted...
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Rev. W.C. Watson, of Springfield's Canaan Baptist Church, writes about the...
Harvard grad author of 'Joyfilled: Discovering the Profound Value of the Joy Within.' The Rev. W.C. Watson Jr., of Canaan Baptist Church of Christ in Springfield, is author of "Joyfilled: Discovering...
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American University's Jennifer Lawless named recipient of Women's Fund's 'She...
Gender and politics expert to keynote fund's institute graduation. Jennifer Lawless has been named the recipient of The Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts' "She Changes the World Award." Submitted...
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Master Gardeners work hard to ensure wide variety at low prices for annual...
Shoppers are encouraged to bring a wagon to transport their plants. Linda Roche, of Holyoke, works on divided perennials in preparation for the 2011 Western Massachusetts Master Gardeners Association...
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Social justice film series to open with 'Joe Papp in Five Acts' and talk back...
Begins May 19 in Northampton. Northampton resident Julia Mintz, co-producer of "Joe Papp in Five Acts," will hold a question-and-answer session after a showing of the documentary on May 19 at Lander...
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Humorist Betty McCann: Dancing keeps the brain's waves moving
We older tappers still have a little bit of fireworks in our spirit. The DanceGenerators will present their annual concert of new works on June 8 at 8 p.m. and June 9 at 3 p.m. Due to the closing of...
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Jean Caldwell: Put MCAS on hold for some students
Think of it as finishing French 1 and having the final in French 4.  Jean Caldwell By JEAN CALDWELL For the past 15 years I have been a reading tutor for Springfield elementary children whose...
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Smith College exhibit highlights what and how Americans have read through time
Put together by doctoral student Cheryl Harned.with companion exhibit on women. The Smith College Neilson Library is hosting "A Place of Reading, Three Centuries of Reading in America." The exhibit is...
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Area surgeon Steven Schonholz specializes in identifying women with BRCA gene...
Says women with certain risks factors should get tested. Dr. Steven Schonholz in his offices at Noble Hospital in Westfield.The Republican file photo by MICHAEL S. GORDON Editor's note: This...
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Chicopee Comprehensive, Smith Vocational culinary students vie to create the...
Two covered platters were paraded to the judges' table for a "blind" tasting. Chicopee Comprehensive High School hosted a kielbasa-making contest between culinary students at Chicopee Comp. and Smith...
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Holyoke Catholic High School Performing Arts Club to stage 'Check Please'
According to director Eva Stockhamer, "Check Please" is a look into the world of blind dating and "the struggles of finding 'the one.'" It will be presented on May 17 and 18 in Rutenber Auditorium at...
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Area surgeon urges women to know their family history to determine risk for...
Genetic testing for the BRCA gene mutation is done when a person has risk factors going back three generations . Angelina Jolie looks to the media as she leaves a G8 Foreign Ministers meeting on...
View Article'Summer Escape' in Enfield offers fun, learning with 6-week camp
Educational Resources for Children's Summer Escape also offers "afternoon only" opportunities for children who may be involved in other morning activities. ENFIELD - Educational Resources for Children...
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Greenlawn Cemetery tour in East Longmeadow to focus on Civil War history
On May 18, beginning at 11 a.m., Dennis Picard, director of Storrowton Village Museum in West Springfield, will lead the tour of Greenlawn Cemetery - or the East Longmeadow Center Cemetery - which was...
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Volunteers make difference for kids in Springfield schools
The Springfield School Volunteers School-Based Mentoring Program pairs children up with caring adults for weekly one-on-one meetings. Idona Dulude, 11, a fifth-grader at Dorman Elementary School, and...
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Marina Caputo pledges to collect 1 ton of peanut butter for the Food Bank
Recently, the Worthington 12-year-old visited the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts to learn more about hunger in the region and the work of the organization. In an effort to help families and other...
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Forest Park Branch Library Reading Garden helps kids, adults 'dig' reading
During the long gray winter months I drool over colorful photographs in garden magazines ... and make my own plans. At the Forest Park Branch Library, we are doing something like that; we are figuring...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Timothy Murray tours Gateway Regional High School vocational program
Teacher Paul Atkinson expressed his hope of opening the shop up to adult education opportunities. "Shops like these should be open 18 hours a day during the week, and on weekends," Murray said....
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Greater Holyoke YMCA: Healthy snacks keep families strong
Kids and their parents line up for healthy snacks from the YMCA's new teaching kitchen. Kids and their parents line up for healthy snacks from the Greater Holyoke YMCA's new teaching kitchen. By...
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Melanoma survivor Alan Paul shares story to help others guard against skin...
May is skin cancer awarenness month Melanoma survivor Alan Paul, of Southwick, sits in the Infusion Suite of the D'Amour Center for Cancer Care at Baystate Medical Center with hospital oncologist Dr....
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