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Inside Scoop: Haagen Dazs vanilla options undergo reviewer's taste test
Vanilla versus vanilla bean gelato Staff photo by ELIZABETH ROMAN I have always been a fan of vanilla ice cream. It's the perfect base for an infinite possibility of flavors. You can mix it with...
View ArticleFacebook's Mark Zuckerberg calls for immigration reform at screening of...
Wants pathway to citizenship for 11 million. SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke out publicly for the first time Aug. 5 in favor of immigration reform, an issue he's been working on...
View ArticlePatrick Rowan's Skywatch: Meteors, Curiosity, space station spark imagination
Good time to observe 'people's meteor shower.' The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks on the nights of Aug. 11 and 12, with the bulk of activity on the mornings of Aug. 12 and 13.. The Geminids of December...
View ArticleT-shirts get recycled into skirts in this fashion trend
Stylish use for what's hanging in back of closet. By JENNIFER FORKER Associated Press Remember that old REM concert T-shirt from 1989? Or the shirt from the 10K race where you set a personal best?...
View Article'Wonder Years' Dan Lauria to return to narrate the ever-popular 'A Christmas...
Co produced by original Ralphie, Peter Billingsley. By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK — Dan Lauria will once again lead the cast of the Tony Award-nominated musical based on the film "A Christmas Story" when...
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Berkshire County set to come alive with WordXWord Festival of spoken word...
Week-long events are free. PITTSFIELD _ During the 5th annual WordXWord Festival Aug. 11-17, nationally acclaimed poets/spoken word artists Jon Sands, Robbie Q Telfer, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Omar...
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Big E food contests, including cookie challenge, seek participants, sign up...
Register by Aug. 19. A variety of cooking and baking contests will take place this year at The Big E.Submitted photo If you’re planning to attend the annual Eastern States Exposition from Sept. 13 to...
View ArticleNewtown students stage 'Seussical the Musical' with help from Broadway
Put on by the 12.14 Foundation, which was established after the Dec. 14 massacre NEWTOWN, Conn. — More than 100 children from the Newtown area are putting on a musical Aug. 9 through 11, with the help...
View ArticleOutdoor smoking bans increase, with some experts arguing 'there's no...
Numbers double in last five years. By MIKE STOBBE ATLANTA — First it was bars, restaurants and office buildings. Now the front lines of the "No Smoking" battle have moved outdoors. City parks, public...
View ArticleLunch boxes 101: How to buy them. How to fill them
Not dishwasher safe? Don't buy it! By J.M. HIRSCH Selecting lunch gear used to be simple. Stuff your lunch into a paper bag or pick the box decorated with whichever movie, television or toy character...
View ArticleDisney's D23 Expo could forecast what's ahead for new 'Star Wars' trilogy,...
Five live-action films expected to be teased. By DERRIK J. LANG ANAHEIM, Calif. — Will the Force be with Disney fans the weekend of Aug. 9? The Walt Disney Co. is cracking open the vault, rolling out...
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Ask Nurse Practitioner Ila Shebar: Many factors affect period
Pregnancy is the most common cause for lack of period Nurse Practitioner Ila ShebarRepublican file photo by Mark M. Murray By NURSE PRACTITIONER ILA SHEBAR What can make my period late? Pregnancy is...
View ArticleChina encourages more moms to breastfeed, with recent safety scares related...
China's rates of breast-feeding are among the world's lowest. By DIDI TANG BEIJING — With her 1-day-old son propped against her in a hospital bed nursing, Qi Wenjuan says she has no desire to feed her...
View Article8th Annual Rock, Rattle & Drum Pow Wow features Native American dancing,...
Arvel Bird,known as 'Lord of the Strings,' among performers. ADAMS — The 8th Annual Rock, Rattle & Drum Pow Wow takes place Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Aug. 11, from 10 to 6 p.m., at Bowe...
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Chicopee's Marie Meder continues mission to document area shrines to Virgin Mary
Her names vary in Catholicism, but devotion of Mary universal. Mary, Mother of Jesus. The Blessed Mother. The Virgin Mary. Our Lady. Her names vary in Catholicism, but devotion to her to help with...
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Walk 'across a living hell' is how one Turners Falls deacon describes a visit...
Five deacons from Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield meet the poor face-to-face, as Pope Francis is asking his Church to do. By IRIS ALDERSON In June, five deacons from the Roman Catholic Diocese...
View ArticleSix Flags raises 'the flag against bullying' on Aug. 24 with fund-raiser for...
For a $1 donation, fair-goers get discounted admission coupon. Six Flags New England “raises the flag against bullying” on Aug. 24, when the theme park will have blue support ribbons available for $1...
View ArticleEducator says kids who train to become peer mediators work to stop bullying
Agawam students also participate in fund-raiser walk-race for Walker-Hoover Foundation. Area educator Jennifer MacDonald sees kids making a difference to stop bullying. MacDonald, an eighth grade...
View ArticleDesigners offer advice to jazz up that family room
Make it more than kid-proof. By MELISSA RAYWORTH In many homes, the "family room" is decorated with just one purpose: to withstand the impact of juice-spilling, game-playing, cookie-eating,...
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'Take a stand against bullying': Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover road race, walk...
Scheduled Sept. 21. It’s back-to-school time, and the Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation is once again holding its Anti-Bullying 5K Race/Walk fund-raiser, in memory of 11-year-old Carl Joseph...
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